palm sedge
Carex muskingumensis
MBG Plant of Merit 2013
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Grass/grass-like
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Palm sedge (Carex muskingumensis) is a grass-like perennial for rain gardens, ground cover, borders, and naturalized areas. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and average to wet soil of most types. It grows 24 to 36 inches tall and wide at a moderate pace, and butterflies and birds visit it. It sits low on the menu for deer. It also tolerates drought.
Pairs well with Ostrich fern, Meadowsweet, and Blue-eyed grass.
Native range
Western North America.