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Blue Sedge
Blue Sedge




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About Blue Sedge

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Sedge or Rush

Origin

Northeastern United States, Western Europe

Types

-

Number of Varieties

25
Rank: 90 (Overall)
0 40000
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Habitat

Grassland, moorlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8-4

Sunset Zone

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

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

15.20 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 3900
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Minimum Width

15.20 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Light brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray

Leaf Color in Summer

Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray

Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray

Leaf Color in Winter

-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long hair-like leaves

Thorns

No - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

33% - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Divison

Plant Maintenance

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Brown Spots, Galls

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

13% - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

No - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

No - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

Fragrant Fruit

No - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

Fragrant Leaf

No - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

Fragrant Bark/Stem

No - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

Showy Foliage

80% - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

No - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

No - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

Invasive

22% - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

67% - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Wildlife

Allergy

-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

33% - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-

Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Other Uses

Used for Landscaping

Used As Indoor Plant

47% - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CAREX flacca

Common Name

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

In Hindi

ब्लू सेज

In German

Blau-Segge

In French

Bleu carex

In Spanish

azul de la juncia

In Greek

μπλε σπαθόχορτο

In Portuguese

azul Sedge

In Polish

niebieski turzyca

In Latin

blue Sedge

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Cyperales

Family

Cyperaceae

Genus

Carex

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

-

Subfamily

-

Number of Species

2000
Rank: 12 (Overall)
1 27800
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Properties of Blue Sedge

Want to know the properties of Blue Sedge? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Blue Sedge is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Blue Sedge Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use:

  • Part of plant used:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Blue Sedge Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Blue Sedge. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Blue Sedge physical information is as follows: tall and wide. Its leaf shape is . Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color:
  • Leaf color:

Care of Blue Sedge

Taking Blue Sedge Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Blue Sedge include pruning, which should be done . The watering done in summer is and in winter is . It needs for its proper growth.

Season and care of Blue Sedge

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Blue Sedge is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a plant. Blue Sedge is a very important plant from Sedge and Rush. There are varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: . This plant's habitat is and it comes in the hardiness zone . If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.