sedge
Carex comans
USDA zones7 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Green-brown
- Foliage color
- Brown/copper, green, red/burgundy
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Sedge (Carex comans) is a clumping grass for borders, containers, and rock gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. The evergreen foliage comes in brown, copper, green, and red shades. It is drought tolerant once settled in. Bees and butterflies visit the green-brown flowers in spring and summer.
Pairs well with Gaura, Purple top, and Japanese maple.
Native range
New Zealand.