hairy sedge
Also known as: goose grass; hammer sedge
An evergreen sedge, spreading by rhizomes, with loosely tufted, narrow, hairy foliage. Greenish flowers appear in upright, cylindrical clusters in summer, followed by small, green fruit
Scientific classification
- Species
- hairy sedge (Carex hirta)
- Genus
- Carex
- Family
- Cyperaceae
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- Toxicity
- Grass Like
- Plant type
- 0.5-1 metres
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 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 hairy sedge
Distribution map
Europe to Northern Africa
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of hairy sedge
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hairy 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
GrowingNaturally occurrs in damp, grassy places such as hedge banks and meadows, and can become a garden weed
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
Generally trouble free
Pests
Generally trouble fee
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