Blue Sedge

Dwarf Palmetto

About Blue Sedge and Dwarf Palmetto

Blue Sedge

Dwarf Palmetto

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Sedge or Rush

Palm or Cycad

1.3 Origin

Northeastern United States, Western Europe

United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States

1.4 Types

Not available

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA14

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Grassland, moorlands

Floodplains, Lowland, River side, Swamps

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-87-12

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-4

12-6

1.8 Sunset Zone

3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

15.20 cm240.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

15.20 cm240.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow green

Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light brown

Chocolate, Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray

Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long hair-like leaves

Circular, dissected, long and linear

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Poorly Drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Brown Spots, Galls

Insects

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Wildlife

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Avoid during Pregnancy

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Asthma, Baldness, Cold, Cough, Migraines, Sore throat

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used for Landscaping

Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border

Bog Garden, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CAREX flacca

SABAL minor

7.2 Common Name

blue sedge, gray carex, glaucous sedge, carnation-grass

Bush Palmetto, Dwarf Palmetto, Little Blue Stem, Swamp Palmetto

7.2.1 In Hindi

ब्लू सेज

बौना पल्मेट्टो

7.2.2 In German

Blau-Segge

Zwerg Palmetto

7.2.3 In French

Bleu carex

Palmetto nain

7.2.4 In Spanish

azul de la juncia

Palmetto enano

7.2.5 In Greek

μπλε σπαθόχορτο

Νάνος Palmetto

7.2.6 In Portuguese

azul Sedge

Palmetto anão

7.2.7 In Polish

niebieski turzyca

Dwarf Palmetto

7.2.8 In Latin

blue Sedge

Pumilio Palmetto

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Arecales

8.5 Family

Cyperaceae

Arecaceae

8.6 Genus

Carex

Sabal

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Coryphoideae

8.10 Number of Species

200014

1 27800

Properties of Blue Sedge and Dwarf Palmetto

Wondering what are the properties of Blue Sedge and Dwarf Palmetto? We provide you with everything About Blue Sedge and Dwarf Palmetto. Blue Sedge doesn't have thorns and Dwarf Palmetto doesn't have thorns. Also Blue Sedge does not have fragrant flowers. Blue Sedge has allergic reactions like Not Available and Dwarf Palmetto has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Blue Sedge and Dwarf Palmetto and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Blue Sedge and Dwarf Palmetto

Season and care of Blue Sedge and Dwarf Palmetto is important to know. While considering everything about Blue Sedge and Dwarf Palmetto Care, growing season is an essential factor. Blue Sedge season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Dwarf Palmetto season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Blue Sedge is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Dwarf Palmetto is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Blue Sedge is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Dwarf Palmetto is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Blue Sedge and Dwarf Palmetto Physical Information

Blue Sedge and Dwarf Palmetto physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Sedge height is 15.20 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Dwarf Palmetto height is 240.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of Blue Sedge and Dwarf Palmetto are as follows:

Blue Sedge flower color: Yellow green
Blue Sedge leaf color: Blue Green, Gray Green and Gray
Dwarf Palmetto flower color: Ivory
Dwarf Palmetto leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Dark Green

Care of Blue Sedge and Dwarf Palmetto

Care of Blue Sedge and Dwarf Palmetto include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Blue Sedge pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Dwarf Palmetto pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer Blue Sedge needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Dwarf Palmetto needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.