Scientific Name
Carex muskingumensis

Common Name
Palm sedge

Hardiness Zones: 4-0
Height: 2 to 3'
Light Requirements: Sun with moist soil or partial shade
Soil/Moisture: Moist soil
Form/Texture: Ground cover mass; fine texture; arching
Inflorescence: Flowers in early summer but is grown for foliage
Comments: Spreads by rhizomes; medium green, narrow tapered leaves on upright stems; yellow fall color
Cultivars:
Oehme: narrow yellow margins develop with the season

Silberstreif: green leaves with white variegation

Wachtposten: slight more erect than species

 

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