PlantsShade & Groundcovers
Ivory Sedge
Carex eburnea
Chicago-region native. Suited to zone 6a.
Fine low sedge for dry shade
EasyShade & GroundcoversAlso Grasses & Sedges
- Light
- Part shade–shade
- Moisture
- Dry–medium
- Mature size
- 1–2 ft
- Spacing
- 12–18 in
- Bloom or harvest
- Seedheads spring
- 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.
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Reference details
- Conservatism value
- 10
- Wetland indicator
- FACU