Common Name: Pennsylvania Sedge

Latin Name: Carex pensylvanica

Height: 8 inches tall

Duration: Perennial

Bloom Color: Green

Bloom Time: April - June

Water Use: Medium, Medium-Dry, Dry

Soil: Loam, Sand

Light Requirement: Full, Partial, Shade

Spreads via: Rhizomes

Host Plant: Leafhopper, grasshoppers, grass-miner moths.

Pollinators: None - Wind-pollinated

Other Information:  Can be used as a lawn alternative. To get a solid stand of this hardy sedge divide plants over the years.  It will spread between 3-8 inches; each year depending on the soil moisture. Difficult to start from seed.