Carex rosea
(rosy sedge)
(rosy sedge)
Category: Grasses, Sedges and Rushes
Photo Credits: Courtesy Nebraska Statewide Arboretum
Height: 6 – 12 inches
Spread: 12 inches
Location: Bottom, Sides, Top of Berm
Native Status: NE
Comments & Cautions:
valued for use in dry shade; adaptable to wet and dry conditions; cool-season growth
Recommended For:
Bioretention and Rain Gardens
This plant prefers that the level of moisture in your soil be: Wet or Medium
This plant prefers Loam or Clay soil.
The plant DOES NOT have a salt tolerance.
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Plant Form
thick clumps; short rhizomes may form sod
Foliage
very fine-texture; softly-arching, grass-like leaves
Flowers
spikes of reddish flowers/seed heads in May-June