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Cyperaceae
Remote sedge
Carex remota
Also known as Loose-flowered sedge, Distant sedge, Diemisa remota, Caricina remota
Native Plants · Sedge · Shade · Moisture-Loving · Woodland · Groundcover · Grass-Like · Perennial · Pond-Edge · Cyperaceae
Remote sedge thrives in moist, partially shaded spots such as woodland edges or pond margins, making it ideal for naturalistic garden settings. Water regularly to keep the soil damp, and avoid letting it dry out between waterings. This low-maintenance plant requires little feeding or pruning and is well suited to cool temperate climates.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 3 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist; do not allow to dry out completely · Every 7-10 days
- 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
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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