sedge
Carex cherokeensis
USDA zones6 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size6 to 12 inches tall6 to 12 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Grass/grass-like
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Greenish white
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Sedge (Carex cherokeensis) is a grass for borders, ground cover, shade gardens, and rain gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. It forms an evergreen clump with pendulous flower and seed stalks in late spring. It grows slowly and needs little care.
Pairs well with Japanese forest grass, Blue star, and Hardy hibiscus.
Native range
Central and southeastern United States.