Add Carex flaccosperma to your shade garden when you want a neat, grass-like plant that looks good from spring through fall. This native sedge forms small clumps of blue-green foliage and, where conditions suit it, it can gradually widen to create a low, uniform planting. Its flowers are not showy, but the fine texture of the foliage brings a calm, natural look to borders and woodland settings.

Give it the conditions it prefers and it will be easy to live with: partial shade to deep shade and soil that stays evenly moist. It is often found in forests and low-lying areas, and it is happiest in organic-rich, acidic soils. While it can handle occasional dryness once established, it generally performs best when it is not allowed to dry out for long periods.

Use it as a small-scale ground cover in bright shade, along stream or pond margins, in rain-garden edges, or in mixed plantings with ferns, hostas, and other shade perennials. Its clumping form makes it a good choice for filling gaps without looking messy, and it is well suited to planting in groups for a consistent, naturalized effect.

For care, keep mulch light so the crowns stay open to air, and water during dry spells, especially in the first season. In late winter, you can comb or trim away tired foliage before new growth starts. Once established, this sedge is low maintenance and fits well in native gardens and woodland-style plantings.

Specifications

• Cold hardiness zone: 5-8 (-20 degrees F) - Contact your local extension to confirm hardiness if you are in a fringe zone (we cannot guarantee hardiness in fringe zones)
• Light: Part sun   Shade
• Mature height: 6-12"
• Spread: 6-12"
• Tolerant of: Wet Conditions
• Evergreen: Yes
• Native to the U.S.: Yes

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