glaucous sedge
Also known as: blue green sedge; carnation grass; flabby sedge
An evergreen, slowly-creeping sedge, to 45cm tall, with stiff, hair-like leaves which are green above and a glaucous blue beneath. In early summer, 4cm long purple-brown flower spikes are borne on arching stems
Scientific classification
- Species
- glaucous sedge (Carex flacca)
- Genus
- Carex
- Family
- Cyperaceae
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- Toxicity
- Grass Like
- Plant type
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- Evergreen
- Foliage
- Bushy
- Habit
- Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
- Season of interest
- Full sun · Partial shade
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of glaucous sedge
Distribution map
Europe to Pakistan
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of glaucous sedge
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glaucous sedge care guide
- Keep soil consistently moist to wet, never allowing roots to dry
- Watering
- Full sun · Partial shade
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
Watering
Keep soil consistently moist to wet, never allowing roots to dry
Fertilizing
FertilizingLight balanced feed in spring and early summer growth
Pruning
PruningComb or rake off any old, tired or dead leaves and flowers in spring
Propagation
PropagationPropagate by seed sown in containers in a cold frame in spring or by division in early summer
Growing
GrowingGrows best in a moisture-retentive, alkaline to neutral soil. Drought-tolerant when established. Can spread so best grown in confined spaces or containers
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
Generally trouble free
Pests
Generally trouble fee
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