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Carex yajiangensis

Carex yajiangensis is a tussock-forming perennial sedge from Sichuan, China, rarely grown outside its native range. Give it moist, well-drained soil and bright conditions, with a cool-temperate climate suiting it best.

Family
Cyperaceae (Cyper family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep soil evenly moist during the growing season and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil or a peat-based mix with added grit.
Temperature
10–25 °C; tolerates cold winters, protect from prolonged frost in containers.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
China (Sichuan)
Climate
temperate

About

Carex yajiangensis is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae. It is endemic to south central parts of China in the province of Sichuan.

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 yajiangensis 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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