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Wide Leaf Low Sedge

Carex pediformis

Wide Leaf Low Sedge
Photo: Petr Filippov, CC BY 3.0

Carex pediformis is a perennial sedge native from Eastern Europe to Korea, typically found in forest-steppe habitats. It is a hardy, low-maintenance grass-like plant suited to temperate gardens.

Family
Cyperaceae (Cyper family)
Grows as
Grass
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then moderately; tolerates drier conditions once settled.
Soil
Well-drained, moderately fertile soil; tolerates a range of soil types.
Temperature
Hardy in temperate climates, tolerating cold winters; protect young plants in severe frost.
How easy
Easy
Native range
E. Europe to Korea
Climate
temperate

About

Carex pediformis is a species of sedge (genus Carex), native to Eurasia, from Eastern Europe to Korea. It is a forest-steppe specialist.

Other Carex plants

Carex alba · Tall Sedge · Black-spike sedge · Asian Shortstem Sedge · Hair-like sedge · Carex curvula · Common Yellow Sedge · Dioecious sedge · Teasel Sedge · Grassland sedge · Carex dolichostachya · Tufted Sedge

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Carex pediformis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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