PlantsGrasses & Sedges
Gray's Sedge
Carex grayi
Chicago-region native. Suited to zone 6a.
Ornamental mace-like sedge
EasyGrasses & SedgesAlso Rain GardenRain garden
- Light
- Part shade–sun
- Moisture
- Moist
- Mature size
- 2–4 ft
- Spacing
- 18–30 in
- Bloom or harvest
- Seedheads Jun–Aug
- How it spreads
- Clumping
- What to buy
- Plug or division; seed for restoration-scale work.
- When to plant
- Apr–May or late Aug–Sep; wet-site plugs should be installed only when site hydrology is stable.
In the design
Leave standing through winter; cut back in early spring.
