Carex platyphylla - BROAD-LEAF SEDGE
Smaller native sedge with very wide gray-green leaves.
Best in somewhat drained soils in the shade or half shade.
Flowers attract butterflies and pollinators, seeds attract small birds.
Blooming Time: May-June/July
Size: 9" high and 12" wide clumps, slowly spreading
USDA Zones: 4 to 8
Culture: full shade, half shade, average soils with some organic matter. Seems to benefit from some drainage - avoid waterlogged soils.
Moisture Needs: average (medium), drought tolerant once established
Origin: Midwest, North East, southeastern USA, see the BONAP distribution map.
Black walnut tolerance: yes
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: yes/yes
Attracts Hummingbirds: no, but attracts small song birds
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep pot
Picture copyright: Mt. Cuba
Plant combinations: Best in woodland (half shade/shade) garden, under bigger trees or shrubs. Goes well with fine-leaved Carex (sedges), Deschampsia, Hakonechloa. Other good companions can be Anemone hupehensis (japonica hybrids), Aquilegia, Aruncus, Astilbe, Astrantia (in cooler areas), Brunnera, Cimicifuga (Actaea), Chrysogonum, Dicentra, Epimedium, Gallium odoratum, hardy Geraniums, Geum, Gillenia, Heuchera and Heucherella, Hosta, Iris tectorum, Polemonium, Phlox stolonifera, Polygonatum, Pulmonaria, Spigelia, Tiarella, Waldsteinia, ferns and all spring ephemerals or spring bulbs.
Carex platyphylla - BROAD-LEAF SEDGE
Smaller native sedge with very wide gray-green leaves.
Best in somewhat drained soils in the shade or half shade.
Flowers attract butterflies and pollinators, seeds attract small birds.
Blooming Time: May-June/July
Size: 9" high and 12" wide clumps, slowly spreading
USDA Zones: 4 to 8
Culture: full shade, half shade, average soils with some organic matter. Seems to benefit from some drainage - avoid waterlogged soils.
Moisture Needs: average (medium), drought tolerant once established
Origin: Midwest, North East, southeastern USA, see the BONAP distribution map.
Black walnut tolerance: yes
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: yes/yes
Attracts Hummingbirds: no, but attracts small song birds
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep pot
Picture copyright: Mt. Cuba
Plant combinations: Best in woodland (half shade/shade) garden, under bigger trees or shrubs. Goes well with fine-leaved Carex (sedges), Deschampsia, Hakonechloa. Other good companions can be Anemone hupehensis (japonica hybrids), Aquilegia, Aruncus, Astilbe, Astrantia (in cooler areas), Brunnera, Cimicifuga (Actaea), Chrysogonum, Dicentra, Epimedium, Gallium odoratum, hardy Geraniums, Geum, Gillenia, Heuchera and Heucherella, Hosta, Iris tectorum, Polemonium, Phlox stolonifera, Polygonatum, Pulmonaria, Spigelia, Tiarella, Waldsteinia, ferns and all spring ephemerals or spring bulbs.