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Cyperaceae
Tufted sedge
Carex elata
Also known as Caespitose sedge, Carex, Tussock sedge, Carex cespitosa var. elata
Native Plants · Tufted Sedge · Sedge · Water Garden · Pond Margin · Bog Plant · Ornamental Grass · Cyperaceae · Wetland · Wildlife · Perennial
Tufted sedge is a striking clump-forming grass-like perennial that thrives at the water's edge or in consistently moist garden beds. Plant it in partial shade to full sun with reliably wet or boggy soil, making it an ideal choice for pond margins and rain gardens. It requires very little maintenance beyond occasional division of mature clumps to maintain vigor.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist to wet; suitable for boggy or waterside conditions · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–8
- Temperature
- -30°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 3a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 6 in – 5 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Algeria, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Central European Rus, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, FøRoyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Ireland
- Attracts
- Birds, Bees
Sources: trefle, usda
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