Silver Sceptre sedge
Carex 'Silver Sceptre'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size9 to 12 inches tall9 to 18 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Greenish-brown
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Silver Sceptre' sedge (Carex 'Silver Sceptre') is a grass for borders, shade gardens, and rain gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer tend to browse other plants first. It stays evergreen and forms a low clump 9 to 12 inches tall, and butterflies and birds visit the greenish-brown flowers.
Pairs well with Wild ginger, Virginia sweetspire, and Ostrich fern.