Great native ground cover for shady sites. Beds and borders, city, containers, cottage/informal, lawn, low maintenance, underplanting, woodland. Carex pensylvanica forms loose leafy tufts.
CAREX PENSYLVANICA Shade perennials
Native to the uk no genus.
Foliage is fine textured and bright green.
Plants are fresh divided and shipped without any need for storage and the. This short sedge spreads gradually to form a dense mat. Soften the emptiness beneath trees with this excellent grass. Pennsylvania sedge is sedge in the carex family native to thickets and dry woodland areas in north america.
The flowers are pollinated by wind, insects.
Needing neither irrigation nor mowing, it grows quite nicely where traditional turf struggles. Can be a lawn substitute for smaller areas and is quite drought tolerant. Native to the uk yes foliage evergreen habit clump forming, tufted genus. Carex, the most popular genus in the sedge family, is a huge group of more than 1,000 species.
Seersucker sedge native to north america.
Also in deciduous forests, even on. Thriving in sun or shade, carex pensylvanica is a creeping plant that will spread up to 8. Fine texture and fountaining habit give this sedge a soft appearance that is lovely as an underplanting for bolder. Plant range europe to afghanistan, macaronesia
It is hardy to uk zone 3.
We have the central pennsylvania clone; Be the first to review this product. Be the first to review this product. Inconspicuous bloom appears in may.
Carex pensylvanica is an evergreen perennial growing to 0.3 m (1ft) by 0.5 m (1ft 8in) at a medium rate.
Plants quickly spread into large colonies forming dense mats from long underground rhizomes and stolons. Pennsylvania sedge native to north america. To get a solid stand of this hardy sedge that so many desire, divide plants over the. Pennsylvania sedge (see also the image at the top) is the most prolific sedge in our woods.
Particularly common in dry, usually sandy open ground or under jack pine, oaks, or aspen;
Media in category carex pensylvanica the following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total. Soften the emptiness beneath trees with this excellent grass. You can see the quality of the bare root material we provide. When under ideal conditions, it can form loose colonies of small, neat clumps.
It forms beautiful arching mounds less than 1′ tall, and spreads quickly, filling in bare spots within a few years and forming a continuous low carpet.
Ships in spring at the proper planting time for your zone. It is noted for attracting wildlife. See above for usda hardiness. .we currently have over 65.000 penn sedge in production.
Deep green foliage with a seersucker texture.
Be the first to review this product. Blades are up to 12” long and about 1/8” wide. Sorry, we are unable to provide the full text but you may find it at the following location(s): Carex sedge plants are light feeders that require little if any fertilizer.
With its tough disposition and spreading habit, this native grass makes an excellent shade groundcover.
Please register or login to build your personal plant list. Dune ridges and thin rocky soil; Great on their own or as an underplanting for larger woodland plants. Issues that can arise from its use.
Carex pensylvanica pensylvania sedge pennsylvania sedge supports dozens of butterfly and moth species, a prime lawn alternative for dry shade and moist sun.
It is commonly found near oak trees, hence one of its common names oak sedge. Stoloniferous sod forming species for dry shade, one of the first to green up in the spring. Spreads slowly up to form a uniform carpet of soft green. Ships in spring at the proper planting time for your zone.
