Carex pensylvanica - Pennsylvania Sedge

Easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soils in part shade to full shade. Prefers loose loams in dry soils in sun-dappled part shade. Most sedges prefer moist to wet soils, but not this one. Plants spread by rhizomes. Plants may self-seed in optimum growing conditions.

Height: 0.50 to 1.00 feet

Spread: 0.50 to 1.00 feet

Bloom Time: May

Bloom Description: Greenish

Sun: Part shade to full shade

Water: Dry to medium

Maintenance: Low

Suggested Use: Ground Cover, Naturalize, Rain Garden

Flower: Insignificant

Tolerate: Heavy Shade, Wet Soil