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Carex praegracilis

Common Name:
Western meadow sedge
Plant Type:
Sedge
Family:
Cyperaceae (The Sedge Family)
Geographic Origin:
California
California Native?:
Yes

Plant Size:
6 inches
Landscape/Garden Uses:
natural lawns
Flowering Season:
Summer

Flower Color:
Green
Exposure:
Sun or light shade
Soils:
Most soils

Suggested Irrigation:
Moderate to little watering
Estimated Hardiness:
Hardy to 10 degrees F. or less

This native sedge from California and the Northwest is strongly rhizomatous and makes a dense, fine textured dark green carpet. Widely adaptable to soils, it will stay evergreen if given supplemental summer water.