Plantain Leaved Sedge, Carex plantaginea, is an ornamental woodland sedge with wide, bright green leaves. Showy flower spikes on purple stems arise in spring, floating above the low-growing foliage. Also known as Seersucker Sedge …
Plantain Leaved Sedge, Carex plantaginea, is an ornamental woodland sedge with wide, bright green leaves. Showy flower spikes on purple stems arise in spring, floating above the low-growing foliage. Also known as Seersucker Sedge, the unusually broad leaves are conspicuously puckered, and somewhat evergreen as well. A good border plant along the woodland trail or mixed in a low-growing shade garden. Plantain Leaved Sedge requires a rich, well-drained soil in light to medium shade.
Native plants can be grown outside of their native range in the appropriate growing conditions. This map shows the native range, as well as the introduced range, of this species.
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