A LITTLE MORE LIFE
ʻAhuʻawa
Cyperus javanicus
Native waterfowl use this flood-tolerant sedge for food, shelter, and nesting material.
MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME
A spot to thrive.
Grows in dry through wet sites, including shallow water; seedlings can spread freely in wet gardens.
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil moisture
- Dry soil / Average moisture / Moist to wet
- Mature size
- 1–2½+ ft tall · 2+ ft wide
- Season of interest
- Year-round foliage
- Local climate
- Choose by island, elevation, and rainfall.
- Garden role
- A sedge for a water garden
ONE GOOD SWAP
Instead of umbrella sedge.
Cyperus involucratus
Try ʻahuʻawa for a sedge for a water garden.
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Photo credits & licenses
ʻAhuʻawa: Forest & Kim Starr · CC BY 3.0
Umbrella sedge: Maja Dumat · CC BY 2.0
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