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Cyperaceae
Pill sedge
Carex pilulifera
Also known as Oval sedge, Bitteria pilulifera, Carex, Carex pilulifera
Zones 5–9Sun Partial SunWater ModerateCare Moderate
Native Plants · Sedge · Woodland Garden · Rain Garden · Clumping · Shade Tolerant · Native · Carex · Moisture Loving
Pet-safeAttracts pollinators
Currently out of stock everywhereStock updated 9/6/2026
Pill sedge is a clumping sedge that prefers consistently moist soil in partial shade. It forms attractive tufts and works well in woodland gardens or rain gardens. Regular watering during dry periods will keep this native sedge looking its best.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil evenly moist, avoid letting it dry completely · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
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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
- Austria, Azores, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Central European Rus, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, FøRoyar, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Madeira, Netherlands
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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