limestone meadow sedge
Carex granularis
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles dry or moist soil
Sizeup to 3 feet tall
- Habit
- Grass/grass-like
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Not applicable
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Clay
Garden uses
Notes
Limestone meadow sedge (Carex granularis) is a grass for meadow plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and dry to moist, clay soil. Its pale, glaucous leaves form a rosette. The fruit looks like a small corncob. It adapts to difficult soils and grows up to 36 inches tall.
Pairs well with Royal fern, False Solomon's seal, and Cinnamon fern.
Native range
AL, AR, CT, DC, and 36 more places. See all 40
AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY; NB, NS, and ON.