broadleaf sedge
Carex platyphylla
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles dry or moist soil
Sizeup to 15 inches tall
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Grass/grass-like
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- White , purple , brown
- Foliage color
- Blue, green
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Broadleaf sedge (Carex platyphylla) is a grass for borders and shade gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and dry to moist soil. The blue-green leaves stay evergreen and form a slow-growing clump up to 15 inches tall. Small flowers appear in early to late spring. Deer tend to pass it by.
Pairs well with Red trillium, Cinnamon fern, and Serviceberry.
Native range
AL, CT, DC, GA, and 22 more places. See all 26
AL, CT, DC, GA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV; NB, ON, and QC.