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Carex glauca Blue Zinger
Blue Zinger Sedge
An attractive, slow-growing sedge with cascading, grass-like, green to blue-green foliage. Adequate moisture is needed when grown as a ground cover.
- » AKA Carex flacca 'Blue Zinger'
- » Forms a low arching mound of narrow foliage, slightly larger than the species
- » Leaves are green close to the crown of the plant and fade to light blue-gray toward the tips
- » Spreads slowly by rhizomes, and can be used as a ground cover if given ample moisture
- » Bloom Time: Late spring to early summer
- » Grass Type: Cool Season
1gal
$24.33
Growth Rate
| • | Medium |
Critter
| • | Deer Resistant |
Attributes
| • | Evergreen |
Planting instructions
| • | Container Plants |
Additional Information about Carex glauca 'Blue Zinger'
Cool Season Grasses: These grasses do the majority of their growing in early spring and start again when temperatures start to cool in the fall. During the warmer summer months, they stop growing and some will even go dormant. Cool season grasses flower in the spring or early summer. Most cool season grasses grow best in a consistently moist soil.
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Carex glauca 'Blue Zinger'
Best grown in a moist to average, well-drained soil, in full to partial shade, but is drought tolerant once established. Foliage should be pruned down to about 5 cm in early spring before new growth starts.