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Use our Grass Comparison
Chart to compare all our grasses.
Carex is not technically a grass, however for gardening purposes it
is grouped together with the ornamental grasses. Most of the Carex listed
below are suitable for shady areas.
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Common name: Wet Meadow Sedge
Description: cool season; spreading
in all directions
Foliage - light green; pleated; 25-30cm (10-12")
tall
Flowers - June-Aug; 30-40cm (12-16")
Conditions: full sun to light
shade; moist soil
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Description: cool season; evergreen;
slow spreader
Foliage - narrow; variegated; 15cm (6") tall
Flowers - May; inconspicuous
Conditions: light shade to full shade; moist
soil
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Description: cool season; evergreen;
slow spreader
Foliage - narrow; green; 20cm (8") tall
Flowers - May; inconspicuous
Conditions: light shade to full shade; moist
soil
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Common name: Davall's
Sedge
Description: cool season; semi-evergreen;
clump forming
Foliage - dark green; narrow; 20 cm (8")
Flowers - inconspicuous; May-June; 25 cm (10")
Conditions: full sun to light
shade; moist fertile soil
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Common name: Green
sedge, Autumn sedge
Description: cool season; semi-evergreen;
clump forming
Foliage - olive-green, turning reddish orange;
narrow; 30-45 cm (12-18")
Flowers - inconspicuous; June; 45-60 cm (18-24")
Conditions: full sun to light
shade; moist fertile soil
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aka Carex glauca
Common name: Blue
Sedge
Description: cool season; semi-evergreen;
slow spreader
Foliage - blue-grey; narrow; 15-30 cm (6-12")
Flowers - inconspicuous; June-July; 30-40 cm (12-16")
Conditions: full sun to light
shade; moist to dry soil
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Common name: Weeping Brown Sedge
Description: cool season; evergreen in
milder climates; clump forming
Foliage - reddish brown; narrow; 35-50 cm (14-20")
tall
Flowers - inconspicuous; June; 50-75 cm (20-30")
Conditions: full sun or light
shade; moist, fertile, well drained soil; drought
and heat tolerant once established
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Description: cool season; evergreen
in milder climates; clump forming
Foliage - limey green; narrow; 35-50 cm (14-20")
Flowers - inconspicuous; June; 50-75 cm (20-30")
Conditions: full sun or light
shade; moist fertile well drained soil; drought
and heat tolerant once established
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Common name: Gray's Sedge
Description: semi-evergreen; clump forming
Foliage - dark green; 30-100 cm (12-40")
Flowers - very showy; May-June; 40-120 cm (16-48")
Conditions: full sun to light shade; constantly
moist in hot dry climates; deeper colour in shade
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Common name: Palm Sedge
Description: cool season; slow spreader
Foliage - green; fine textured; 35-100 cm (14-40")
Flowers - brown; attractive; June-July; 50-110
cm (20-44")
Conditions: sun or shade; moist to wet soil;
needs ample water in hot dry locations
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Common name: Variegated Palm Sedge
Description: cool season; slow spreader
Foliage - green with white variegation; narrow; 25-50 cm (10-20")
Flowers - brown; attractive; June-July; 30-60
cm (12-24")
Conditions: full sun with ample moisture
is best
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Common name: Dwarf Palm Sedge
Description: cool season; slow spreader
Foliage - green; narrow; 20-30 cm (8-12") tall
Flowers - brown; not showy; 25-35 cm (10-14")
Conditions: full sun to light shade; moist
to wet soil; needs ample water in hot dry locations
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Common name: Variegated Palm
Sedge
Description: cool season; slow spreader
Foliage - green with thin yellow margins; 25-90
cm (10-36")
Flowers - 35-100 cm (14-40")
Conditions: sun or shade; moist
to wet soil; needs ample water in hot dry locations
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Common name: Variegated Black
Sedge
Description: cool season; evergreen; clump
forming
Foliage - 3/8" wide, with creamy edges; 30-45cm
(12-18") tall
Flowers - sparse and not showy; May-June
Conditions: part to full shade; moist soil
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aka Carex capillaris
Common name: Drooping Sedge
Description: semi-evergreen; clump forming
Foliage - dark green; 100-125 cm (40-50") tall
Flowers - June-July; 125-150 cm (50-60") in height
Conditions: light shade; moist fertile soil;
tolerates dry conditions; grows in a wide range of soil types
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Common name: Pennsylvania Sedge
Description: semi-evergreen; slow-quick speader
Foliage - bright green; narrow; 25 cm (8") tall
Flowers - sparse and not showy
Conditions: full sun if irrigated; drought
tolerant in shade; average soil
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Common name: Variegated Pond
Sedge
Description: cool season;
fast spreader
Foliage - green with white stripes; 60 cm (24") tall
Flowers - red-brown to jet black; May-June; 100
cm (40")
Conditions: full sun; moist to wet soil
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