1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Sedge or Rush
1.3 Origin
Northeastern United States, Western Europe
1.4 Types
Not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Grassland, moorlands
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
8-4
1.8 Sunset Zone
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow green
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Light brown
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Long hair-like leaves
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Medium
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
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Divison
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Low
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
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
4.6 Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Brown Spots, Galls
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
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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5.5 Showy Bark
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Fine
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
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5.10 Self-Sowing
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5.11 Attracts
Wildlife
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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33% - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used for Landscaping
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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47% - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
CAREX flacca
7.2 Common Name
blue sedge, gray carex, glaucous sedge, carnation-grass
7.2.1 In Hindi
ब्लू सेज
7.2.2 In German
Blau-Segge
7.2.3 In French
Bleu carex
7.2.4 In Spanish
azul de la juncia
7.2.5 In Greek
μπλε σπαθόχορτο
7.2.6 In Portuguese
azul Sedge
7.2.7 In Polish
niebieski turzyca
7.2.8 In Latin
blue Sedge
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Liliopsida
8.4 Order
Cyperales
8.5 Family
Cyperaceae
8.6 Genus
Carex
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species