leavenworth's sedge
Carex leavenworthii
USDA zones6 to 9
SunHandles full sun or partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 inches tall12 inches wide
- Habit
- Grass/grass-like
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- White , green , brown
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral, alkaline
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Leavenworth's sedge (Carex leavenworthii) is a grass for ground cover and low maintenance plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer tend to pass it by. It grows about 12 inches tall and wide and stays evergreen. Butterflies and birds visit it, and it tolerates drought.
Pairs well with White wood aster, Christmas fern, and Wild bergamot.
Native range
AL, AR, CA, DC, and 25 more places. See all 29
AL, AR, CA, DC, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, and WV; ON.