Carex plantaginea, commonly known as seersucker sedge or plantain-leaved sedge, is a striking evergreen woodland sedge native to rich forests of eastern North America. Its broad, puckered, dark green leaves are distinctively crinkled like seersucker fabric, giving the plant a bold, tropical look rarely seen among sedges. In early spring, slender blackish-purple flower spikes rise just above the foliage, adding subtle contrast before disappearing. Forming slow-spreading clumps of lush, wide blades, it creates an elegant, textural groundcover in shady spots where little else thrives. Perfect for woodland gardens, seersucker sedge brings year-round architecture and deep green polish to moist, humus-rich soils beneath trees.
· ORIGIN - NC native
· EXPOSURE PREFERENCE - shade
· FLOWER COLOR - brown
· HEIGHT - 8-10"
· HABIT - evergreen
· MOISTURE - moist/well drained
· HARDINESS ZONES - 4-9
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Carex plantaginea, commonly known as seersucker sedge or plantain-leaved sedge, is a striking evergreen woodland sedge native to rich forests of eastern North America. Its broad, puckered, dark green leaves are distinctively crinkled like seersucker fabric, giving the plant a bold, tropical look rarely seen among sedges. In early spring, slender blackish-purple flower spikes rise just above the foliage, adding subtle contrast before disappearing. Forming slow-spreading clumps of lush, wide blades, it creates an elegant, textural groundcover in shady spots where little else thrives. Perfect for woodland gardens, seersucker sedge brings year-round architecture and deep green polish to moist, humus-rich soils beneath trees.
· ORIGIN - NC native
· EXPOSURE PREFERENCE - shade
· FLOWER COLOR - brown
· HEIGHT - 8-10"
· HABIT - evergreen
· MOISTURE - moist/well drained
· HARDINESS ZONES - 4-9
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