Zone
3 - 9
Mature Height
18 IN
Mature Width
24 IN
Sun / Shade
Full Sun, Part Shade
Moisture Level
Moist, well-drained
Soil Type
Carex pensylvanica
Carex pensylvanica
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Easy to Grow - Easy to love sedge
SKU
27414
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Key Characteristics
Description / Carex pensylvanica
Carex pensylvanica, also called sedge, oak sedge or Pennsylvania sedge, creates a soft and plush underplanting beneath trees and is as attractive as it is easy to grow. Its green foliage is slender, delicate, and arching creating a very soothing almost ocean-like feel as it waves in the breeze.
This sedge prefers average soil that is moist but not soaked and thrives in part shade. The multihued green foliage will fill your landscape with greenery and interest. This variety of Carex pensylvanica spreads by rhizomes but will self seed if optimal conditions are met. Ideal for woodland gardens, sedge, a semievergreen perennial, acts as a stabilizer that ties everything in the garden together. It is also easy to care for because it is disease resistant, drought tolerant, and unappetizing to most pests. Welcome all to your garden with 'Banana Boat' and its sea of movement that is sure to please.
Product Details
| Item Form | 1-Quart |
|---|---|
| Genus | Carex |
| Species | pensylvanica |
| Product Classification | Grasses |
| Habit | Mound-shaped |
| USDA Zone Low | 3 |
| USDA Zone High | 9 |
| Sun / Shade | Full Sun, Part Shade |
| Foliage Color | Light Green, Medium Green |
| Resistance | Disease Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Pest Resistant |
| Special Features | Easy Care Plants |
| Uses | Beds, Border, Containers, Foliage Interest, Ground Cover |
| Zone | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
| State Shipping Restrictions | GU, HI, PR, VI |
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Customer Reviews
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3
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Review by
Monica
I planted a slope in my impossible garden with PA carex over the course of 2-3 years, and sourced them wherever I cd find them (not necessarily Wayside). I'm not blaming the vendors, b/c I'm probably doing something wrong, but it's trickier than it's cracked up to be. My crop is beautiful at times/in places, but brown in others. I'm among the gardeners trying to get away from liriope, but apart from having to mow liriope in late winter (and TRYING to stop it from spreading aggressively), liriope is much more reliable than PA carex, at least for me. Too bad, b/c PA carex is a far more beautiful grass when it's happy...problem is that it's far harder to make happy. Just FYI/fair warning.
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