Growing Conditions

Vigorous plant. Spreads moderately into wide ground-covering clumps. Large 2.5" tubular deep blue-purple flowers. Doesn't seem to be bothered by the humidity and black walnut presence. Blooming time : June-July, with some reblooming later onSize: 24"...

VERY vigorous, fast growing and spreading wide into ground covering dense mats. Deeply divided pink flowers with thin petals, deciduous leaves. Does well in deeper south!   It's recommended to cut it back some after the flowering is finished,...

One of several top performing sedges in Mt. Cuba trials - both in sunny location (4.1 point out of 5) and full shade (4.3 points out of five). Although plants in the full sun get older sooner and have to be divided. Universal use, adaptable to soils and...

Non-aggressive sedge with tidy, medium-sized clumps with groundcovering and weed suppressing growth. Fine semi-evergreen leaves. One of the top performers at Mt. Cuba Carex trials, gaining 4.6 points for shade use and 4.3 for use in sunny areas. Blooming...

Southeastern, native sedge with significantly blue-green leaves. Requires some shade during the day, likes moisture, but will grow fine in average garden conditions. Well behaved, clumping, with fairly robust evergreen leaves. Blooming Time: May-June...

Highly ornamental and well behaved clump sedge that likes moisture, but will do fine in medium moist garden in half shade. Usually grows to 2' (up to 3' in rich and moist soil) x 1-1.5' wide clumps. Cool season grass (grows actively since early spring),...

Evergreen clumping sedge with wider silvery-blue leaves.  Even it's also called "creeping sedge", this grass doesn't creep at all and stays in tight 12" x 18" wide clumps. Blooms in spring, but the flowers are insignificant and it's really the...

Smaller fine-leaved sedge, ground-covering clumps, great for matrix planting or rock gardens. Little work horse for lower maintenance gardens. Suitable for cooler areas. Blooming Time: April/MaySize: 6" high and 12" wide clumps, slowly spreadingUSDA...

Partially evergreen, very vigorous ground covering sedge for half shade or shade. Reliable and well performing sedge that received received the Outstanding Plant Award from the International Hardy Plant Union in 2002 and Merit Award by Missouri Botanical...

Miniature version of native Palm Sedge that organizes its leaves in an unusual geometric pattern (visible from above, reminicent of green honeycombs). Very adaptable to soil and light conditions. Top performer in Mt. Cuba Carex trials, where it gained...

Attractive native sedge, with gentle yellow variegation on the edges of leaves (it's visible only from close by view and during early summer). Clumps open to little "palms", this selection out-performs the species! Very adaptable to soil and light...

Very valuable groundcover sedge for dry shade. Carex pennsylvanica is unpalatable to deer, rabbits, livestock, and other herbivores. Pennsylvania Sedge forms soft, grass-like clumps of very narrow, bright green leaves. The clumps will spread,...

Excellent groundcovering, clump-forming native sedge with very fine texture of fresh green leaves. Grows to about 1' (tall and wide, in ideal conditions up to 2'). Beautiful fresh green leaves appear very soon in the spring (cool season grass), stays in...

Top performing sedge in Mt. Cuba Carex trials - gaining 4.4 points (out of 5) in shade conditions, and 4.0 for sunny location. Adaptable to soils and light conditions, but likes more moisture. Ground-covering growth. Cool season sedge (grows actively in...

Robust wetland sedge for moist to wet soils. Carex vulpinoidea forms regular clumps that have an evergreen look. The leaves are bright green and narrow, and it bears attractive fox tail-shaped seed heads in May/June (don't last long). Some...

Very adaptable spreading sedge with universal use. Top performer in Mt. Cuba Carex trials, gaining 4.7 points in shade and 4.4 in sunny location. Tolerates light foot traffic and mowing. In look reminds fine leaved Carex pennsylvanica. Blooming Time:...

Very wide clumping sedge with variegated leaves. Workhorse plant for mass plantings, bigger containers, or virtually any garden. More tolerant to sun and heat than some older cultivars. Blooming Time: April/MaySize: 12" high x 24" and spreading to 46"...

Very wide clumping sedge with variegated leaves (cream-yellow stripe in the middle of the leaf). More tolerant to sun and heat than some older cultivars. Versatile, tough and adaptable problem solver. New addition to excellent 'Feather Falls', but with...