Carex (Sedge) |
Carex are low-growing plants that look like grasses.
"Sedges have edges" is a saying to help remember some differences between the two.
Flowers are generally insignificant, unlike grasses that usually have flowering stalks.
Soil moisture is key in success; see each variety description.
Extremely useful as ground cover or lawn alternatives.
Deer resistant.
"Sedges have edges" is a saying to help remember some differences between the two.
Flowers are generally insignificant, unlike grasses that usually have flowering stalks.
Soil moisture is key in success; see each variety description.
Extremely useful as ground cover or lawn alternatives.
Deer resistant.
elata 'Bowles Golden' (aka 'Aurea')
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flacca 'Blue Zinger' (blue sedge)
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morrowii 'Ice Dance'
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muskingumensis (palm sedge)
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pensylvanica (Pennsylvania sedge)
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rosea
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