trefle.io · Taken Jul 15, 2021 by Patrick Nard (cc-by-sa)
Cyperaceae
Alaska brownish sedge
Carex brunnescens
Also known as Carex subfusca, Carex sedge, brownish sedge, Facolos brunnescens
Native Plants · Sedge · Ground Cover · Shade Tolerant · Moist Soil · Native Grass · Woodland · Perennial · Cold Hardy · Ornamental Grass
Alaska brownish sedge is a hardy, low-maintenance ground cover that thrives in moist, partially shaded conditions such as woodland edges or rain gardens. Water regularly to keep the soil evenly moist, especially during dry spells. It is well-suited to naturalistic or native plant gardens and requires little attention once established.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist; do not allow to dry out completely · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 6 in – 4 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, British Columbia, California, Central European Rus, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greenland
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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