Plant Library

Grass Rosy Sedge Rosea

Common Name: Grass Rosy Sedge

Botanical Name: Grass, Carex

Variety: Rosea

Blossom Color: Green/Yellow

Bloom Time: Late Spring

Zone: 3 to 8

Exposure: Shade to Sun

Mature Height: 12"

Mature Width: 12-16"

Notes: This native woodland sedge is easy to grow in wet or dry soils along the edge of a border, pond or rain garden. It can also be planted en masse on hillsides or under trees. Star-shaped, greenish yellow seed clusters appear above the finely textured, densely mounded foliage.