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nigra
‘Black Blooming Sedge Grass’
3.75 5.75 TR32 2.50
1-1.5 ft., rock garden, native to bogs & marshes of
the east coast USA, greenish-blue foliage, black spiked
seed heads atop stems. Zone 4-8
‘Variegata’
3.75 5.75 TR32 2.50
6-9 in., black sedge cultivar grows in low, slow clumps
of light green, grassy-like leaves edged with yellow
Zone 4-8
oshimensis
‘Gold Strike’
3.00 5.00 TR32 2.00
12 in., light yellow variegation, Zone 5
pendula
‘Drooping Sedge Grass’
2.50 4.50 TR72 .95
2-3 ft., moist, semi-evergreen, groundcover, Zone 5-9
pensylvanica
3.50 5.50 TR32 1.75
8 in., slender leaves, delicate little sedge, resilient and
CP72 1.20
proven to be an alternative as a lawn substitute when
CP50 1.20
planted thickly in dry sunny or shady sites, semi-evergreen
even in moderate cold climates, blooms in May, Zone 4-9
phyllocephala
‘Palm Sedge’
‘Sparkler’
7.35
2-3 ft., evergreen, white variegated foliage, moisture,
groundcover, Zone 7-10
plantaginea
‘Plantain-leaved Sedge’
3.50 5.50 TR32 1.35
1-2 ft., good groundcover, shiny broad leaves,
evergreen, massing, zone 5-9
platyphylla
‘Silver Sedge’
3.50 5.50 TR32 1.35
5 in. clump forming, boldly textured, loose low tufts, mostly
evergreen through winter, 1” leaf width, Zone 4-8
radiata
‘Eastern Star Sedge’
3.50 5.50 TR32 1.25
1-2 ft., part shade, medium green foliage, showy flowers
in early summer, groundcover, evergreen dense clump,
Zone 4-8
riparia
‘Greater Pond Sedge’
5.75 TR72 1.10
5 ft., full sun to part shade, evergreen, spikes of green or
brown flowers in summer, wet soils, Zone 4-8
rosea
‘Rosy Sedge’, ‘Curly Wood Sedge’
3.50 5.50 TR32 1.50
1 ft., part to full shade, mounds of very narrow, fine leaves,
groundcover, massing, blooms May-June, Zone 4-8
siderosticha
‘Island Brocade’
(syn.’Shima Nishiki’)
3.50 5.50
9 in., groundcover with 12 in. flower height, green with
strong gold stripes, prefers heat & humidity, Zone 6-9
‘Variegata’
3.50 5.50
broad leaf, white stripes on margins, cool springs can
produce pink tinted new foliage, very attractive, Zone 7-9
stricta
‘Tussocks Sedge’
2.50 4.50 TR72 1.05
2-3” native to bog, wet swale and creek sides in North Atlantic
area, will survive dry periods, clumping stands develop
by underground rhizomes, Zone 4-9
sylvatica
‘Forest Sedge’
‘Trimburg’
2.50 4.50 TR32 1.25
18 in., small wiry clump forming sedge that prefers moist
soil and some shade
testacea
‘Orange New Zealand Sedge’
2.35 4.15 TR72 .95
2-3 ft., tall fine textured foliage with orange tints in
winter, clump forming, long trailing
represents new plant
represents native plant
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