| Common
Name: |
Silver Sedge |
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| Ornamental
Features: |
This woodland plant has unusually wide leaves for a Carex. Leaves are pleated and silvery-blue in color. |
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| Habit
and Growth Rate: |
A slow spreading ground cover. Clumps grow 8 to 12 inches tall, and 1 ft. wide. Native woodland plant from Maine to Alabama. |
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| Landscape
Value: |
Works very well in mixed beds and in containers. Use also in large and small masses, in areas that get lots of shade. Deer resistant. |
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| Hardiness: |
Zones 4 to 8 |
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| Culture: |
Requires full to partial shade. Needs well-drained soil, and moisture-rich environments. |
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| Pot
Size & Finish Time: |
Quart to 1 gallon (6 to 14 weeks). |
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| Propagation
Methods: |
Tissue culture, division, and seed. |
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| Pest/Disease
Problems: |
Leaf spot and caterpillars. |
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More
Information: |
Has unusually wide leaves for a Carex. Leaves are pleated and have a silvery-blue color. Native woodland plant from Maine to Alabama. Deer resistant. Zones 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 |
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