clustered field sedge
Carex praegracilis
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate or wet soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Habit
- Grass/grass-like
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Green to pale reddish brown
Garden uses
Notes
Clustered field sedge (Carex praegracilis) is a grass-like plant for meadow, rain garden, and naturalized plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to wet soil. It grows 24 to 36 inches tall and wide. Green to pale reddish brown flowers appear in late spring and again in summer. It also tolerates alkaline soils.
Pairs well with Blue wild indigo, Black-eyed Susan, River birch, and Chokeberry.
Native range
North America.