Other names: Gray sedge, European meadow sedge, Berkeley sedge, Carex tumulicola misapplied
C. divulsa is a clump-forming, evergreen perennial with linear, arching, dark green leaves and inconspicuous, pale yellow to pale brown flower spikelets in spring.
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0.75m max. spread |
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0.5m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Carex pansa (California meadow sedge)
Other names: California field sedge, Carex praegracilis misapplied, Pacific dune sedge
C. pansa is a tender, rhizomatous, evergreen perennial forming spreading clumps of linear, upright to arching, dark green leaves and tiny, inconspicuous, rounded, yellow-green flower spikelets in spring.
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0.9m max. spread |
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0.2m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Carex digitalis (Slender woodland sedge )
Other names: Narrow-leaved wood sedge , Slender wood sage
C. digitalis is clump-forming, deciduous perennial with flat, linear, upright to arching, mid-green leaves and, in summer, erect stems bearing cream flower spikelets followed by green fruit ripening brown.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Carex pensylvanica (Pennsylvania sedge )
Other names: Oak sedge
C. pensylvanica is a clump-forming, semi-evergreen perennial with arching, linear, mid-green leaves and slender, dark purple flower spikelets in late spring.
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0.45m max. spread |
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0.25m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Other names: Glacous sedge, Blue green sedge, Carnation grass, Flabby sedge, Carex glauca
C. flacca is a compact, dense, clump-forming, rhizomatous, evergreen perennial with linear, arching, blue-green leaves and cylindrical spikes of insignificant, greenish-white flowers in summer.
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0.45m max. spread |
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0.3m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Other names: Mutton bird sedge
C. trifida is a tufted, clump-forming, evergreen perennial with grass-like, keeled, linear, arching, sometimes bronze-flushed, mid- to dark green leaves and dense clusters of brown flower spikelets in summer.
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0.6m max. spread |
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0.9m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Other names: Lurid sedge, Bottlebrush sedge, Shallow sedge
C. lurida is a variable, tufted perennial with arching, linear, bright green leaves and yellow-green flowers from early summer until early autumn.
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0.6m max. spread |
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1m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Other names: Curly wood sedge, Curly-styled wood sedge, Carex concoluta, Carex flaccidula, Gold star sedge, Curly-style star sedge, Stellate sedge, Star sedge
C. rosea is a clump-forming, semi-evergreen perennial with arching, linear, dark green leaves and widely-spaced, green flower spikelets in late spring and early summer.
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0.3m max. spread |
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0.3m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Carex pseudocyperus (Cyperus sedge)
Other names: Hop sedge, Sedge hop
C. pseudocyperus is a slowly-spreading, rhizomatous, deciduous perennial forming clumps of broad, linear to lance-shaped, bright green leaves. It bears drooping yellow-green flower spikes in late spring, which form brown catkins later on.
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0.6m max. spread |
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0.9m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Carex flagellifera (Glen Murray tussock sedge)
Other names: Carex flagellaris 'Cyperacea' , Weeping brown sedge, Orange hair sedge, Carex lucida
C. flagellifera forms clumps of linear, reddish-brown leaves, and tall stems of pale brown flower spikes in late summer.
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1m max. spread |
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1m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
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