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Cyperaceae
Bladder sedge
Carex vesicaria
Also known as Carex vesicaria var. globosa, Carex vesicaria f. aurea, Carex monile var. pacifica, Carex raeana
Native Plants · Sedge · Wetland · Pond Margin · Rain Garden · Bog · Ornamental Grass · Cyperaceae · Native · Water-Loving · Shade Tolerant
Bladder sedge is a hardy wetland plant that thrives in moist to wet soils, making it ideal for pond margins, rain gardens, or boggy areas. It tolerates partial shade well and requires minimal care once established. Avoid letting it dry out completely, as it is not drought tolerant.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly to keep soil consistently moist; tolerates standing water · Every 7-10 days or as needed to keep soil moist
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4.5–7.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 3a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 6 in – 5 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alberta, Altay, Arizona, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Central European Rus, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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