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Cyperaceae
Carex nardina
Carex nardina
Also known as Vignea gynocrates, Vignea nardina, Carex gynocrates, Kobresia nardina
Zones 4–9Sun Partial SunWater ModerateCare Moderate
Native Plants · Alpine · Sedge · Rock-Garden · Mountain · Compact · Hardy · Cool-Climate · Tufted
Pet-safeAttracts pollinators
Currently out of stock everywhereStock updated 9/6/2026
Spikenard sedge is a hardy alpine sedge ideal for rock gardens and mountain-style landscapes. It requires consistent moisture and cool conditions to thrive. This compact sedge forms neat tufts and is perfect for adding texture to challenging mountain garden settings.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- 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
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Greenland, Iceland, Idaho, Labrador, Magadan, Montana, Nevada, New York, Northwest Territorie, Norway, Nunavut, Ontario, QuéBec, Svalbard, Sweden
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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