Cyperaceae
Carex lepidocarpa
Carex lepidocarpa
Also known as Carex viridula var. lepidocarpa, Carex flava var. lepidocarpa, Carex flava subsp. lepidocarpa, Carex lepidocarpa var. intermedia
Native Plants · Sedge · Wetland · Moisture Loving · Pondside · Native · Carex · Grass-Like · Rain Garden · Cyperaceae · Perennial
Carex lepidocarpa, commonly known as long-stalked yellow sedge, is a native European wetland sedge that thrives in moist to wet soils in sun to partial shade. It is ideal for rain gardens, pond margins, or boggy areas where other plants struggle. Minimal pruning is needed — simply remove old or dead foliage in early spring to keep the plant tidy.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist; does not tolerate prolonged drying out · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7.5–8
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 6 in – 4 ft
- Spacing
- 10 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kriti, Morocco
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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