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Carex grayi
Morning Star Sedge (Mace Sedge, Gray Sedge)
An attractive slow-spreading upright sedge with narrow shiny foliage. Noted for its large star-shaped chocolate-coloured seedpods.
- » Forms a slightly arching tight upright clump
- » Semi-evergreen leaf blades are 15 mm wide
- » Flower spikes are followed by unique light green star or mace-shaped seed pods
- » Seed pods are 2.5 cm in diameter and turn a chocolate-brown, persisting into winter
- » Bloom Time: May
- » Grass Type: Cool Season
Plug50
$8.75
1gal
$24.33
Growth Rate
| • | Medium |
Critter
| • | Deer Resistant |
Attributes
| • | Native to Ontario |
| • | Cut Flower/Foliage |
| • | Dried Flower/Foliage |
| • | Evergreen |
| • | Long Blooming |
Foliage Color
| • | Green |
Planting instructions
| • | Container Plants |
Additional Information about Carex grayi
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 grayi
Best grown in a moist to wet soil, in partial shade. Can grow in full sun with adequate moisture, but the colour is deeper in a shadier location. Old leaves can be pruned out in early spring.
