Cyperaceae
Tall bog sedge
Carex magellanica
Also known as Carex limosa var. magellanica, Bog sedge, Marsh sedge, Carex atrata subsp. magellanica
Native Plants · Bog-Plant · Wetland · Sedge · Moisture-Loving · Pond-Margin · Part-Shade · Ornamental-Grass · Wildlife-Habitat · Rain-Garden · Perennial
Tall bog sedge is a graceful, moisture-loving perennial suited to rain gardens, pond margins, and boggy woodland areas. It thrives in consistently wet, acidic soils with partial shade and requires very little care once established in the right conditions. Avoid allowing the soil to dry out, as this plant is naturally adapted to waterlogged habitats.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water generously to maintain evenly moist to wet conditions; do not allow to dry out · Every 5-7 days; keep soil consistently moist
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 6 in – 4 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Argentina South, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, British Columbia, Central European Rus, Chile Central, Chile South, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, Falkland Is., Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain
- Attracts
- Bees, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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