
Palm Sedge
- Botanical Name
- Carex muskingumensis
- Min Zone
- 4
- Max Zone
- 9
- Height
- 2 to 3 feet
- Width
- 2 to 3 feet
- Flowers
- Late spring: not showy
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Moist to wet
- Planting & Care
- Plants will flop with too much shade
- Thrives in wet soils
- Plants need consistent moisture and will even grow in shallow water (3-4")
- Works well in rain gardens and wet locations in the landscape
- Plant slowly spreads by rhizomes and by seed
- Varieties
- Oehme - 1 to 2 feet tall, green foliage sports yellow margins
- Little Midge - compact, 8 to 10 inches tall
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