Monday, 24 September 2012

Carex flacca


Name:  Carex flacca
Common Name:
 blue sedge
Family:
 Cyperaceae
        Deciduous         x    Evergreen             Shrub            Ground Cover              
        Annual         Coniferous             Tree             Climber             Herbaceous                     
   x    Perennial
Habit: densely tufted
Hard. Zone: 
 usda 3
Mature Size:
 .4m spread by .5m tall
Leaf: linear three ranked triangular stems
Fall/Winter Color: glaucous, blue
       Leaf Arr.        Opposite         Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         
         Clustered         Basal
Flowers:
Infl.: spikes male upright female slightly drooped
Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.      June.     July.    August.      Sept.      Oct.      Nov.      Dec. 
Water Use:
       High      x   Low
Soil:
       Rich       Lean      
      Well-drained
Exposure:
       Sun       Semi-shade                   
       Shade
Landscape uses:
 low water use landscapes, winter interest
Limitations: rust sometimes fungal leaf spots
Other Features:  virtually indestructable, rhizomatous

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