sallow sedge
Carex lurida
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size1.5 to 3 feet tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Grass/grass-like
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Green
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Sallow sedge (Carex lurida) is a grass for borders, accents, rain gardens, and low maintenance plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows 18 to 36 inches tall and spreads 12 to 24 inches wide. Birds visit the plant. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal.
Pairs well with Swamp milkweed, Royal fern, and Pickerel weed.
Native range
North and South America.