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Carex shandanica

Carex shandanica is a tussock-forming perennial sedge from the Cyperaceae family, native only to the Shandan area of Gansu province in northern central China. It is a wild species with little horticultural history, so care guidance is general sedge knowledge.

Family
Cyperaceae (Cyper family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep soil evenly moist during the growing season and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, moderately fertile soil; tolerates a range of loams.
Temperature
5–25 °C; hardy to cold winters typical of its native continental climate, protect young plants from extreme heat.
How easy
Easy
Native range
China (Gansu: Shandan)
Climate
temperate

About

Carex shandanica is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae. It is endemic to northern parts parts of central China, particularly the Shandan area of Gansu province.

Other Carex plants

Carex abitibiana · Indian Valley sedge · Abruptbeak sedge · Thicket sedge · Small Dusky Sedge · Seoul Sedge · Acid Loving Sedge · Carex acocksii · Slender Tufted-sedge · Carex acutata · Lesser pond sedge · Circumpolar sedge

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Carex shandanica 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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