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Carex sempervirens, the evergreen sedge, is a tussock-forming, grass-like perennial native to European mountains, growing on chalky, nutrient-poor grasslands and rocky slopes. It is best suited to cool, open, free-draining sites and is grown mainly as a hardy ornamental or for naturalistic planting.
Carex sempervirens, called the evergreen sedge, is a species of tussock-forming flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to the mountains of Europe. It is common in nutrient-limited grasslands above and below the treeline.
Carex sempervirens favours chalky, nutrient-limited grasslands and rocky mountain habitats. It flourishes at altitudes of 1500–2400 m.
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 sempervirens 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.
