CAREX plantaginea

A delightful native clumping evergreen sedge best suited for shady woodland settings. Its broad, bright green leaves make a striking accent. Native.

Product Description

CAREX plantaginea – Wide Leaf Sedge

A delightful native-clumping evergreen sedge best suited for shady woodland settings. Its broad, bright green leaves make a striking accent. Nice companion plant for other shade-loving perennials, ferns, and spring-blooming bulbs or near ponds and water gardens. Best used as an accent or border and does wonderfully when mass-planted. Native to Ohio.

Sun: Part Shade/ Full Shade

Soil: Moist, Rich

Size: Height 1-3ft., Width 0.5-1ft.

Zone: 3-8

Flower: Brown terminal spikelets

Bloom Time: Early Spring-Early Summer

Attributes: Attractive Foliage, Tolerant to Wet Soils, Deer Resistant, Native