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Cyperaceae
Grey sedge
Carex divulsa
Also known as Gray sedge, European gray sedge, Carex divulsa, Carex lumnitzeri
Native Plants · Sedge · Groundcover · Shade Tolerant · Evergreen · Woodland Garden · Perennial · Low Maintenance · Ornamental Foliage · Cyperaceae
Grey sedge is a graceful, evergreen perennial that forms attractive arching clumps of narrow grey-green foliage, thriving in dappled shade and moderately moist soil. It is an excellent low-maintenance groundcover for woodland gardens, shaded borders, or under deciduous trees where grass struggles to grow. Trim back any tatty foliage in early spring to encourage fresh new growth.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 3 hours
- Watering
- Water to keep soil evenly moist; established plants are fairly drought tolerant in shade · Every 7-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.5–7
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Algeria, Argentina Northeast, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corse, Czechoslovakia, District Of Columbia, East Aegean Is., France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran
- Attracts
- Birds, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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