About Rosy Sedge

Narrow arching leaves with twisted rose-tinted seed heads. Similar to star sedge, but with curled tips on fruiting flowers and preference for drier soils. Consider for dry shade. Midwestern seed source.

About Sedge, Native

Glossy, arching leaves. Perennial useful as a shady lawn substitute in moist, rich soil. Clump-forming unless noted otherwise. Prefers partial to full shade, but will grow in full sun if soil is kept moist. Deer- and rabbit-resistant.

Pot Size & Price
2.5-in. pot
$3.00
Height
12"
Sunlight Exposure
Partial Sun shade
Catalog
G037
Plant Traits
Ground Cover
Minnesota Native
Stock Notes
Restocks On Saturday

Other varieties of Sedge, Native

Carex grayii, showing green mace-like grass flowers
Photo from Bluebird Nursery

Gray's Sedge

Catalog
G033
Carex lupulina, wide green seed head
Photo from the USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database by Robert H. Mohlenbrock

Hop Sedge

Catalog
G039
Carex sprengelii Wild Long-Beaked Sedge, drooping seed heads
Photo by Matt Lavin from the Wikimedia Commons

Long-Beaked Sedge

Catalog
G034
Care muskingumensis, long green grass-like blades and brown seed heads
Photo by Jay Sturner, used under Creative Commons 2.0

Palm Sedge

Catalog
G035
Carex pennsylvanica, green grass, wavy
Photo by Chhe from the Wikimedia Commons

Pennsylvania Sedge

Catalog
G038
Tuft of green foliage.
Friends School Plant Sale photo by Pat T.

Porcupine Sedge

Catalog
G036