trefle.io · Taken Jun 23, 2021 by Michel AMBROISE (cc-by-sa)
Cyperaceae
Drooping sedge
Carex pendula
Also known as Pendulous sedge, Carex pendula, Weeping sedge, Carex pendula var. myosuroides
Native Plants · Sedge · Shade · Moisture-Loving · Ornamental Grass · Groundcover · Woodland · Perennial · Pond-Edge · Low-Maintenance
Drooping sedge thrives in moist, shaded spots such as woodland borders, pond margins, or damp garden corners. It needs little attention once established — simply keep the soil moist and remove any dead foliage in early spring. Its graceful, pendulous seed heads provide year-round ornamental interest and excellent ground cover under trees.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 3 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly and keep soil consistently moist; avoid prolonged dryness · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–8
- Temperature
- -30°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 3a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 6 in – 5 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Algeria, Belgium, California, China Southeast, Corse, Cyprus, Denmark, East Aegean Is., France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Madeira, Morocco
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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