What is
Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Sedge or Rush
Sedge or Rush
Origin
Northeastern United States, Western Europe
World/Pandemic
Types
Not available
Not Available
Number of Varieties
NANA
0
40000
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Habitat
Grassland, moorlands
Wild
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-85-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-4
12-1
Sunset Zone
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Mat-forming
Information
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.20 cm30.00 cm
0.54
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cmNA
0.1
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow green
Orange, Gold, Bronze, Tan
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light brown
Dark Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Green, Yellow green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long hair-like leaves
V-Shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Season
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Not Available
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Early Summer
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Care
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison
creeping rhizomes, Seedlings, Tubers
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Requires consistently moist soil
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Brown Spots, Galls
Rust
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Facts
Flowers
Insignificant
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Not Available
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Wildlife
Pigs
Allergy
Not Available
Oral Allergy
Benefits
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing
Not Available
Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Good for skin, Protects from sun damage
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Aphrodisiac, Digestive, Diuretic, Tonic
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Fruits
Other Uses
Used for Landscaping
For making oil, used for weaving hats
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border
Not Available
Scientific Name
Botanical Name
CAREX flacca
CYPERUS esculentus
Common Name
blue sedge, gray carex, glaucous sedge, carnation-grass
Nut Sedge,chufa sedge, nut grass, yellow nutsedge
In Hindi
ब्लू सेज
अखरोट सेज
In German
Blau-Segge
Nuss -Segge
In French
Bleu carex
souchet
In Spanish
azul de la juncia
tuerca de la juncia
In Greek
μπλε σπαθόχορτο
καρύδι σπαθόχορτο
In Portuguese
azul Sedge
Nut Sedge
In Polish
niebieski turzyca
nakrętka turzyca
In Latin
blue Sedge
nut Sedge
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Poales
Family
Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae
Genus
Carex
Cyperus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Not Available
Cypereae
Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
Number of Species
2000NA
1
27800
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