southern waxy sedge
Carex glaucescens
USDA zones6 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 4 feet tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Grass/grass-like
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Brown
- Foliage color
- Blue, green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Southern waxy sedge (Carex glaucescens) is a grass for borders, rain gardens, ground cover, and low maintenance beds. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, loamy or clay soil. The evergreen blue-green leaves add color all year and form a clump up to about 47 inches tall. Butterflies and birds visit it.
Pairs well with Swamp milkweed, Blue flag, Cardinal flower, and Coastal plain Joe Pye weed.
Native range
AL, FL, GA, LA, and 6 more places. See all 10
AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, TX, and VA.