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Carex flacca (a.k.a glauca)
Sedge - Blue Sedge (Rush)
Carex flacca (glauca) narrow, blue-green to blue-gray foliage. Underside of foliage is a gray-green, hence the name glauca. Evergreen only in warmer climates. Blue Sedge has a clumping habit but creeps slowly by rhizomes. Flowers green and insignificant late Spring. Carex flacca will grow in average soil. Prefers medium to wet soil but will tolerate drying out with regular watering. Can be used for ground cover in mass plantings, naturalizing, erosion control, edging and borders. Mature Height 8"-10", spread 12"-18"
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- Full Sun to Part Shade
- Evergreen in warmer climates
- Blue-Green to blue-gray foliage
- Clumping but spreads slowly by rhizomes
- Prefers medium to wet soil
- Moist banks near streams and ponds
- Occasional foot traffic
- Category: Evergreen, Ornamental Grass, Ground Cover
- Hardiness Zone: 4-9
- Height: 8-10 Inches
- Spread: 12-18 Inches
- Spacing: 8-12 Inches
- Bloom Color: Brown
Critter Resistance
| • | Deer Resistant |
Season of Interest (Flowering)
| • | Spring |
Attributes
| • | Border or Bed |
| • | Edging |
| • | Ground Cover |
| • | Low Maintenance |
| • | Mass Planting |
| • | Naturalizing |
| • | Ornamental Grass |
| • | Slow Growing |
| • | Spring Bloomer |
Foliage Color
| • | Blue-Green |