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Carex platyphylla


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Silver sedge has broad, powder blue foliage for part shade.


Description:
A spectacular clump-forming sedge with powder blue leaves up to an inch or more wide. Spreads slowly to form a wonderfully textured groundcover in moist or average soil. Tolerates dry shade once established. An early spring haircut makes room for clean new growth.


Common Name: Silver Sedge

Family: Cyperaceae (The Sedge Family)

Zone Hardiness: 4-8

Light: Part Shade, Part Sun

Height: 8-12"

Width: 12-24"

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: No

Benefits:

Deer Resistant: Unknown

BC Native: No

Native Habitat: Dry woods.

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Geogrpahical Origin: Americas - North America

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