Sedges are plants with grassy leaves that tend to grow in clumps. They differ from grasses in having flowering stems with sharp edges, usually triangular, and separate male and female flowers. There are over 1,000 species world-wide and over 130 species native to prairies, woods and streams in the Chicago area. Most have limited appeal in a cultivated garden, but this non-hardy New Zealand species produces a cascading mound of fine leaves that are bronze-orange in full sun, and olive green in partial shade. It is drought-tolerant. Flower and seed spikes are insignificant, but in warmer climates it may re-seed. It makes a nice addition to a summer container.