Cyperaceae
Carex cespitosa
Carex cespitosa
Also known as Carex cespitosa var. latifolia, Carex drejeri, Carex cespitosa var. retorta, Carex pacifica
Native Plants · Sedge · Carex · Wetland · Clump-Forming · Rain Garden · Pond Margin · Shade Tolerant · Cyperaceae · Perennial Grass · European Native
Tufted sedge (Carex cespitosa) is a clump-forming perennial grass-like plant well suited to moist, shaded spots such as pond margins, rain gardens, or woodland borders. It is low maintenance once established and tolerates consistently wet soils that would challenge many other plants. Plant in partial shade with reliably moist to wet soil for best results.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly to keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.5–7
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Division
Hardiness
USDA 3a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 2 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
- Albania, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Inner Mongolia, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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