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Cyperaceae
Greater bladder sedge
Carex intumescens
Also known as Carex intumescens var. fernaldii, Greater bladder-sedge, Carex intumescens f. ventriosa, Carex intumescens
Native Plants · Bladder Sedge · Wetland Sedge · Rain Garden · Woodland Edge · Native Sedge · Moist Soil · Clumping · Ornamental Sedge
Greater bladder sedge thrives in consistently moist to wet soils and partial shade conditions. This clumping sedge produces distinctive inflated seed pods and works well in rain gardens or woodland edges. Maintain steady moisture levels and divide clumps every few years to prevent overcrowding.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly until soil is consistently moist · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4.8–6.9
- Temperature
- -40°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 3a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 8 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Denmark, District Of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Labrador, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Masachusettes, Michigan, Minnesota
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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