Cyperaceae
Carex albicans
Carex albicans
Zones 4–9Sun Partial SunWater ModerateCare Low
Native Plants · Sedge · Native · Woodland · Shade · Ornamental · Grass · Clumping · Low-Maintenance
Pet-safeBeginner-friendlyAttracts pollinators
Currently out of stock everywhereStock updated 9/6/2026
White-tinged sedge is a low-maintenance native sedge perfect for woodland gardens and naturalized areas. It thrives in partial shade with minimal care once established. This clumping sedge provides excellent texture and requires little water beyond normal rainfall.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, allowing soil to dry between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 2.5 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 8 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Masachusettes, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Michigan, Minnesota
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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