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Cyperaceae
Pale sedge
Carex pallescens
Also known as Pale-scaled sedge, Carex pallescens, Pallescent sedge, Carex pallescens var. neogaea
Native Plants · Sedge · Pale Sedge · Woodland · Shade Tolerant · Moist Soil · Perennial · Ground Cover · Ornamental Grass · Native · Border Plant
Pale sedge is a low-maintenance perennial grass ideal for woodland edges, shaded borders, and moist garden beds. It prefers part shade and consistent moisture, making it well-suited to areas that other ornamental grasses struggle with. Simply keep the soil moist and trim back old foliage in early spring to keep it looking its best.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately to keep soil evenly moist but not saturated · Every 7-10 days; prefers consistently moist soil
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–5.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Connecticut, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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