Carex flaccosperma
Carex flaccosperma, the blue wood sedge, is striking in the shade with its amazing, linear, powder blue foliage.
Description:
Carex flaccosperma, the blue wood sedge, is a striking eastern US species with amazing linear foliage coloured blue-green to powder blue which spreads slowly in shade and woodland conditions to form a unique groundcover. Foliage is evergreen in mild climates, but benefits from a shearing in spring, or herbaceous in colder zones. Tolerant of dry shade and a wide range of soils.
Common Name: Blue Wood Sedge
Family: Cyperaceae (The Sedge Family)
Zone Hardiness: 5-8
Light: Full Shade, Part Shade, Part Sun
Height: 8-12"
Width: 8-12"
Primary Bloom Colour: Green
Secondary Bloom Colour: Brown
Class: Evergreen
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Spring
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist, Dry
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat:
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Geogrpahical Origin: Americas - North America
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