Carex bromoides
Sweeping Sedge
Item #: 12439
Zones: 4a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 6" tall
Origin: Canada, United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
The North American native (Canada south to Florida and west to Texas) Carex bromoides swept us off our feet! This delightful small evergreen sedge forms a 6" tall x 30" wide, delicate-textured patch of green hair-like foliage. Although it prefers moist to mucky wet soil, ours has fared beautifully in well amended compost. Carex bromoides is a favorite meal food for a number of butterfly and skipper caterpillars, wood ducks, grouse, and several songbirds, which in turn eliminates any need for fertilizers. We think you'll really love Carex bromoides, either as a solitary specimen or in mass.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Carex
Flower Color: Brown/Tan
Leaf Color: Green
Bloom Time: Spring
Container Role: Fillers , Spillers
Garden Themes: Fairy Garden Plants , Gnome Gardens , Green Roofs , Living Wall , Rock Garden Plants
Other: Butterfly Attracting Plants , Deer Resistant Plants , Drought Tolerant Plants , Dry Shade Plants , Georgia native plants , Groundcovers , Pollinator Plants , Medicinal Plants , North American Native Plants , North Carolina Native Plants , Rabbit Resistant Plants , Texas Native Plants , United States Native Plants