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Cyperaceae
Dioecious sedge
Carex dioica
Also known as Separate sedge, Carex dioica, Bog sedge, Psyllophora dioica
Native Plants · Sedge · Wetland · Bog Plant · Native Grass · Moisture-Loving · Groundcover · Perennial · Cyperaceae · Pond Margin · Wildlife Habitat
Dioecious sedge thrives in moist to wet soils and is ideal for rain gardens, pond margins, or boggy areas. Plant in full sun to partial shade and keep the soil consistently damp. It is a low-maintenance plant once established and provides valuable habitat in naturalistic garden settings.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist; do not allow to dry out completely · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- 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
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Central European Rus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, FøRoyar, Germany, Great Britain, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, North European Russi, Northwest European R
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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