‘Ahu’awa

Cyperus javanicus

Height: 2.5 feet
Spread: 2 feet or more spread
Light: Full sun to part shade
Water: dry, medium and wet.
Landscape uses: As a ground cover for erosion control. Tolerates salty water, salty soils and flooding.
Plant type, family and origin: A grass-like sedge in the Cyperaceae family. A Hawaiian indigenous plant also found in tropical Africa and Asia.