Carex appalachica
Fine textured sedge for dry shade.
Description:
This lovely sedge is native to the dry woods of eastern North America. Its fine texture and fountaining habit make it a lovely groundcover in dry shade, even in the root zone of trees. Its tidy clumping habit makes it a perfect feature in a container, rock or stump, or in a border planting along a walkway.
Common Name: Appalachian Sedge
Family: Cyperaceae (The Sedge Family)
Zone Hardiness: 3-8
Light: Part Shade, Part Sun, Full Shade
Height: 8-12"
Width: 8-12"
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Class: Evergreen
Type: Grass
Bloom Time: Summer
Soil Moisture: Moist, Average, Dry
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Dry woods.
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Americas - North America
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