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Carex plantaginea
Plantain-leaved Sedge (Seersucker Sedge)
Unusually wide, puckered foliage is a striking lime-green colour. A showy plant for the woodland border.
- » Semi-evergreen clump-forming sedge with a mounding habit
- » Unusually wide puckered leaves, 25 mm, are mostly green but purplish at the base
- » Leaves are rippled and dimpled along the midribs
- » Inconspicuous flowers are showy for a short time
- » Bloom Time: Spring
- » Grass Type: Cool Season
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Growth Rate
| • | Medium |
Critter
| • | Deer Resistant |
Flowering Time
| • | Spring |
Foliage Color
| • | Green |
Planting instructions
| • | Container Plants |
Additional Information about Carex plantaginea
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 plantaginea
Grows well in partial to full shade in a moist to average soil. Tolerates a dry, shady site, but will not spread as freely as other sedges.