broadwing sedge
Carex alata
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterNeeds wet soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall18 to 24 inches wide
- Habit
- Grass/grass-like
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Green
Garden uses
Notes
Broadwing sedge (Carex alata) is a grass for rain gardens and naturalized areas. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and wet soil. Deer tend to browse other plants first. It bears green flowers from mid to late spring into early summer, and it grows 24 to 36 inches tall.
Pairs well with Cinderella swamp milkweed, Shamrock inkberry, and Gardenview Scarlet spotted beebalm.
Native range
Eastern United States.