Cyperaceae
Brewer's sedge
Carex breweri
Also known as Mountain sedge, Brewer sedge, Carex breweri
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Sedge · Alpine · Native · Pacific Northwest · Ground Cover · Grass-Like · Woodland · Wetland Edge · Carex · Low Maintenance
Brewer's sedge is a low-growing alpine sedge native to the mountains of the western United States that prefers cool, partially shaded conditions with consistently moist soil. It is an excellent choice for naturalizing in rock gardens, woodland edges, or streamside plantings. Once established, it requires very little maintenance beyond occasional watering during dry spells.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 3 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, keeping soil consistently moist but not saturated · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–6.8
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 4 ft
- Spacing
- 10 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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