Carex bromoides
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Carex bromoides is a native sedge that thrives in wetlands and moist, boggy areas, where its mounds of airy, fine-textured, bright green foliage form dense tussocks. This robust sedge features gently arching blades dotted with delicate golden flowers in early spring. Brome-like Sedge is an excellent choice for naturalizing, stabilizing wet soils, or planting along shorelines to create a weed-suppressing mat.
Details
Hardiness Zone:
Blossom Color:
Green, of Various Intensity
Growth Habit:
Clump Forming
Max Height:
2'
Texture:
Recommended Spacing:
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Special Characteristics
Features
Mounds of airy, fine-textured, bright green foliage form dense tussocks.
Landscape Value
An excellent choice for naturalizing, stabilizing wet soils, or planting along shorelines to create a weed-suppressing mat.
Care
Watering:
Brome-like Sedge requires a fair amount of supplemental watering and often requires watering on a regular basis during the growing season.
Fertilizing:
Brome-like Sedge is a moderate feeder, benefiting from a couple of annual applications of slow release fertilizer. A spring application of a 3-1-2 ratio (such as a 15-5-10) can be applied at a rate of about 10 pounds per 1000 square feet, and during early fall, an application of a 2-1-2 ratio (such as a 10-5-10) can be applied to encourage root development and cold hardiness.
Pruning:
Brome-like Sedge should be enjoyed all winter long, then, during early April before it begins to grow again, it should be pruned or mowed back to ground level.