Pennsylvania sedge enjoys upland woodlands, wooded slopes or sandy openings in wooded areas. Late spring/early summer hardiness zones: Blades are up to 12” long and about 1/8” wide.
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Carex appalachica is a native sedge to the dry woods of eastern north america.
Clay, normal, sandy soil moisture:
Its fine texture and fountaining habit make it a lovely groundcover in dry shady sites, even in the root zone of trees. Pennsylvania sedge enjoys upland woodlands, wooded slopes, or sandy openings in wooded areas. To get a solid stand of this sedge that so many desire, we recommend buying a few plants to divide over the years. 7” a year by roots zones:
Carex sedge plants are light feeders that require little if any fertilizer.
Top of root ball to be at soil level. Dry, average, or moist height x width: Appalachian sedge has a tidy clumping habit making it a perfect feature in a container, rock or stump, or in a border planting along a walkway. Pennsylvania sedge needs 0.8 cups of water every 9 days when it doesn't get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5.0 pot.
Plant 10 apart bloom time:
Our general spacing recommendation will be shown below, but correct and successful spacing is. Pennsylvania sedge grows in dry to moist woods in the mountains from west virginia to alabama and georgia. Pennsylvania sedge is one of the most common groundcovers in pristine midwest forests. Pennsylvania sedge (carex pensylvanica) spreads about 6.
Oak sedge, early sedge, common oak sedge, yellow sedge zone:
3, 4, 5, 6, 7: Enter the approximate length and width of the area you will be planting and click 'calculate' to determine how many carex pensylvanica you will need. Division seed country or region of origin: In missouri, it is found mostly north of the missouri river in dry to mesic upland forests and shaded bluff ledges (steyermark).
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 soil conditions:
This plant supports various satyr larvae. Carex pensylvanica, or pennsylvania sedge, is a perennial sedge that is one of the first to bloom in spring. Carex pensylvanica forms loose leafy tufts. Carex pensylvanica, or pennsylvania sedge, is a perennial sedge that is one of the first to bloom in spring.
6 to 12 inches spacing:
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants. The clumps spread rather quickly and are very soft and curl gently turning pale brown for the winter. It makes great groundcover in dry shade or as an underplanting for shade. Plants quickly spread into large colonies forming dense mats from long underground rhizomes and stolons.
Half sun / half shade to full shade zones:
Carex pensylvanica reproduces by rhizomes.
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