Description: Carex flacca - Blue Sedge - with its blue-green arching leaves is a perfect plant for that area where drainage is a problem. It's ideal for naturalizing, bog gardens, rain gardens, water gardens, container gardens, and erosion control. As a lawn substitute, it will tolerate some foot traffic. It's also deer resistant! Name(s): Carex flacca, Blue Sedge, Heath Sedge Flower Color: Green, insignificant. Bloom Time: Late spring. Foliage: Blue green, grassy, arching. Height/Spread: 8 inches to 10 inches x 12 to 15 inches. Climate Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Sun Exposure: Full sun to partial shade. Soil Condition: Wet to well-drained, loamy, pH 6.5 to 7.5 Features: Graceful foliage, deer resistant, moisture tolerant, drought-tolerant. Uses: Massed planting, naturalizing, bog gardens, rain gardens, water gardens, container gardens, lawn substitute, erosion control, butterfly habitat. Comments: Carex flacca, syn. C. glauca is commonly known as Blue Sedge or Heath Sedge. It is native to parts of Europe and Africa, but naturalized in areas of North America. Arching blue-green leaves are evergreen in warmer climates. Its a perfect plant for that area where drainage is a problem, but will also grow in average soil with adequate irrigation. Mature height is 8 inches to 10 inches. Carex flacca is deer resistant. Carex is known to host many butterfly species. We can not ship this item to Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon and Washington.
Price: 350.1 USD
Location: Statesboro, Georgia
End Time: 2024-11-28T15:41:27.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Plant Form: Plant
Type: Perennials, Ground Covers, Ornamental Grasses
Growth Habit: Clumping
Soil pH: Neutral
Features: Evergreen, Potted
Soil Type: Moist, Loam, Peat
Growth Stage: Vegetative
Climate: Sub-tropical, Temperate
Sunlight: Partial Shade, Full Sun
Genus: Carex
Growth Rate: Medium
Foliage: Evergreen
Indoor/Outdoor: Outdoor
Common Name: Sedges
Brand: Unbranded
Watering: Heavy to medium
USDA Hardiness Zone (°F): 5 (-20 to -10 °F)
Season of Interest: Summer
Aspect: East-facing
Species: flacca