Description

Common Name: sedge
Type: Rush or Sedge

Family: Cyperaceae

Zone: 5 to 9

Height: 0.75 to 1.00 feet

Spread: 1.00 to 1.50 feet

Bloom Time: May

Bloom Description: Brown

Sun: Part shade

Water: Medium to wet

Maintenance: Low

Suggested Use: Rain Garden

Flower: Insignificant

Leaf: Colorful

Tolerate: Deer

Garden locations

Culture
Easily grown in medium to wet soil in part shade. Foliage color richer in shade than in sun. Tends to languish in full shade. Thrives in moist soil, but also does well in average garden soil. Soil must not be allowed to dry out, however. Cut back to the ground in late winter. May benefit from a winter mulch.

Noteworthy Characteristics
A dense, clump-forming sedge rising to 10″ tall and to 20″ wide which is grown for its foliage effect. Features grass-like, arching, variegated leaves (1/2″ wide to 12″ long) which are creamy yellow with dark green borders. Forms drooping clumps Brownish flowers in late spring are insignificant. This sedge is evergreen in the South, maintaining a good appearance in both summer and winter. It is not evergreen in the St. Louis area, although some foliage color will persist through the winter.

Problems
No significant insect or disease problems.

Garden Uses
With regular watering, may be massed or grouped in the woodland garden or border. May be used to edge a woodland path. Also may be grown in low spots or along ponds or streams. May be used in the rock garden or spilling over a rocky slope.