Carex pensylvanica

Carex pensylvanica is a fine-textured sedge for shadier spots, including dry shade, as an underplanting or lawn alternative.

With its tough disposition and rhizomatous spreading habit, Carex pensylvanica makes an excellent semi-evergreen shade ground cover and lawn alternative. Its fine texture and fountaining habit give this sedge a soft appearance that is lovely as an underplanting for bolder shade perennials or on its own as a shade lawn. Tolerant of dry shade and sunnier positions if provided adequate moisture.

Common Name:  Oak Sedge

Family:  Cyperaceae (The Sedge Family)

Zone Hardiness:  4-8

Light:  Part Shade, Part Sun, Full Shade, Full Sun

Height:  8-12"

Width:  8-12"

Primary Bloom Colour:  White/Cream

Secondary Bloom Colour:  Green

Foliage Colour:  Green

Class:  Semi-evergreen

Type:  Grass

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Soil Moisture:  Moist, Average, Dry

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Fragrance:  No

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Deer Resistant:  Unknown

BC Native:  No

Native Habitat:  Well drained, acidic, sandy and rocky soils in deciduous forests, forest edges, and savannahs in central and eastern North America.

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