1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Sedge or Rush
Tender Perennial
1.3 Origin
Northeastern United States, Western Europe
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Japan, Australia
1.4 Types
Not available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Grassland, moorlands
Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds, Ponds
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
15.20 cm20.30 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
15.20 cm60.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Light brown
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray
Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray
Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray
Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Long hair-like leaves
simple-pinnate or double-pinnate
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer
Late Summer, Early Fall
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Divison
Divison, Layering, Seedlings, stem tip cuttings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Needs Very high moisture
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
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 dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Apply 10-10-10 amount
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Brown Spots, Galls
Aphids, Armyworm, Bacterial Blight, Damping off, Downy mildew
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Wildlife
Bees, Flies, Insects
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
no allergic reactions
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing
Bog Garden, Ground Cover
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Depurative, Febrifuge, Styptic
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Leaves, Root, Seeds
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used for Landscaping
Used as a seasoning in soups, useful as a ground cover
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border
Container, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Water Gardens
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
CAREX flacca
OENANTHE javanica
7.2 Common Name
blue sedge, gray carex, glaucous sedge, carnation-grass
Java Water Dropwort, Water Celery, Water Parsley
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Blau-Segge
Wasser Sellerie
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
azul de la juncia
El apio agua
7.2.5 In Greek
μπλε σπαθόχορτο
Σέλινο νερό
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
niebieski turzyca
Seler Woda
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species