blue wood sedge
Carex flaccosperma
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles partial sun to full shade
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size6 to 12 inches tall6 to 12 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Grass/grass-like
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Greenish-white
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Blue wood sedge (Carex flaccosperma) is a grass for woodland gardens, ground cover, rock gardens, and borders. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes part sun to full shade and dry to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Its blue-green to powder blue leaves spread slowly to form a unique groundcover. Shear it in spring to tidy the foliage. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal.
Pairs well with Woodland phlox, Lady fern, and Aureola Japanese forest grass.
Native range
Southeastern North America.