grey sedge
Carex divulsa
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Pale green maturing to light brown
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Grey sedge (Carex divulsa) is a grass for rock gardens, accents, ground cover, and naturalized areas. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything. Its arching green leaves grow 12 to 24 inches tall and wide. Pale green blooms mature to light brown in spring and early summer, and bees visit them.
Pairs well with Lanceleaf coreopsis, Butterfly milkweed, and Prairie dropseed.
Native range
Northern Africa, western Asia, and Europe.