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Carex pendula

Common Name

Weeping Sedge

Soil

Chalk

Sun Aspect

Full Sun

Soil Moisture

Moist and Wet

Plant Type

Evergreen Grass

Height x Spread in feet

4.5 x 5

Foliage

Shiny Mid-Green leaves, which are 36 inches long and Blue-Green beneath

Flower Colour in Month(s). Fruit

Dark Brown spikes in May-June

Comment

Clump-forming form. Native UK plant. Invasive self-seeder.

Further details in Wikipedia.

Plant within gravel scree or amongst low growing perennials in groups or drifts, such as Monarda 'Croftway Pink' (Bergamot 'Croftway Pink') and Persicaria vacciniifolia (Rock knotweed).

Planting depth to 4 inches in a pond.

Care tips and advice from gardeners.

This and other cultivars are available from Coblands Nurseries Ltd and Palmstead Nurseries Ltd.