Carex albicans

Sizes available: Landscape plug

Basics: zones 4-8, 1-1.5' x 1-1.5', part to full shade, tiny blooms in mid-late spring, likes medium to dry soils, not picky as to soil type, very adaptable and drought tolerant once established

Common names: Whitetinge Sedge, White-tinged Sedge

Family: Cyperaceae

Origin/Distrubution: eastern North America from Quebec and Ontario south to Florida and Texas. Native to Maine

Habitat: dry woodlands and forests, shady ledges, partially shaded ridge tops, can be found in association with oak, maple, or beech

More: Carex albican's fruits are disbursed by ants. Sedge species provided cover, habitat, and shade to invertebrates, small mammals, and ground-nesting birds. They are unbeatable ground cover in almost any garden setting and are deer resistant. The Mt Cuba sedge trials gave C. albicans high points for its "flowy tussocks". Cut back in early spring, not an aggressive seeder.

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