silvery sedge
Carex canescens
USDA zones3 to 6
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles moist to wet soil
Sizeup to 3 feet tall
- Habit
- Grass/grass-like
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- White , green , brown
- Foliage color
- Gray-green
Notes
Silvery sedge (Carex canescens) is a grass with gray-green foliage. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and moist to wet soil. It grows up to 36 inches tall. Small white, green, and brown flowers appear in mid to late spring and again in early to late summer. It suits wet places such as bogs, marshes, and stream banks.
Pairs well with Fanal astilbe, Pacific bleeding heart, and Piilu clematis.
Native range
AK, AZ, CA, CO, and 39 more places. See all 43
AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, ID, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY; AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, NS, ON, PE, QC, and SK.