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Cyperaceae
Dwarf sedge
Carex humilis
Also known as Low sedge, Little sedge, Carex
Native Plants · Sedge · Groundcover · Dwarf · Rock-Garden · Part-Shade · European · Ornamental-Grass · Perennial · Low-Maintenance · Woodland
Dwarf sedge is a compact, slow-spreading grass-like perennial ideal for rock gardens, dry slopes, and woodland edges. It tolerates partial shade and a range of soils, needing only minimal watering once established. Trim back old foliage in early spring to keep it tidy and encourage fresh growth.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; allow soil to approach dryness between waterings once established · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- 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
- 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, Altay, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China Southeast, Corse, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Japan, Krym, Manchuria
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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