Blue-green sedge
Carex flacca
Carex
Cyperaceae
Native Plants
Zone 4–10
🐾 Pet-Safe
🌱 Beginner Friendly
This attractive blue-green sedge forms neat clumps and thrives in moist, partially shaded locations. It's very low maintenance and can tolerate both wet and moderately dry conditions. Excellent for rain gardens, pond edges, or as groundcover in woodland settings.
Care Requirements
Care Level
Low
Sun
Partial Shade
Water
Moderate
Growth Rate
Moderate
Mature Height
24″ – 60″
Soil
loam
Life Cycle
Perennial
Spacing
12″
Watering Schedule
Every 10-14 Days • Water When Top Inch Of Soil Is Dry, Tolerates Wet Conditions
Soil pH
5.5 – 7.5
Temperature
-30° – 95°F
Mature Spread
up to 24″
Root Depth
Medium
Foliage
Medium
Propagation: Seed
Ecology & Origin
Native to
Albania
Algeria
Argentina South
Austria
Baleares
Baltic States
Belarus
Belgium
Bulgaria
Central European Rus
Corse
Cyprus
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
East Aegean Is.
East European Russia
Falkland Is.
Finland
France
Føroyar
Attracts
🐝 Birds
Sources
Data: trefle, usda
Image: trefle.io — Taken Aug 7, 2020 by Jean-François Baudin (cc-by-sa)
Hardiness Zones
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Available From (1)
Long Beach Botanical Co.
23 in stock1gal
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$23.74