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| Category: Grass-like |
| Family: Cyperaceae (Sedges) |
| Origin: Europe, Southern (Europe) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Flower Color: Brown |
| Bloomtime: Spring/Fall |
| Height: 1-2 feet |
| Width: 1-2 feet |
| Exposure: Light Shade/Part Sun |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 0-10° F |
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Carex sylvatica (Forest Sedge) - Long-lived evergreen herbaceous grass-like plant to 12-18 inches tall that spreads outward with very short rhizomes, giving it a clumping aspect. The leaves are a medium green in full sun and darker green in deep shade. From late spring through fall appear arching thin 2 foot long flowering stalks with dangling narrow 8" long leaf-like bracts that terminate in a spike of small green to brown flowers. Reseeds a little but is not a pest in our Santa Barbara garden. Happy in deep shade to morning sun with regular to periodic watering. Hardy to 0-10 F. Rather common in its native habitat in the forests of central and southern Europe and has naturalized on Long Island, NY and on the Gulf Islands of British Columbia. The specific epithet 'sylvatica' is derived from the Latin words 'sylv' meaning "woods" or "forests" and 'atic' meaning "habitat" in reference to this plant dwelling in the forest. This plant has long been a favorite of ours and we have many clumps in our garden but unfortunately our customers didn't seem to share our fondness for this plant and so we discontinued selling it - a real shame!
This information about Carex sylvatica displayed is based on research conducted in our horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also will relate observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we receive from others and we welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.
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