Palm Sedge Carex muskingumensis
Other Common Name(s):
Other plants called Palm Sedge:
- Phonetic Spelling
- KAY-reks mus-kin-gyoo-MEN-sis
- Description
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Spreads by rhizomes; medium green, narrow, tapered leaves on upright stems; yellow fall color. This plant is a long-lived ground cover tolerating both wet planting or drought tolerant sites.
Inflorescence: Flowers in early summer but is grown for foliage
Possible Pests: Aphids
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Oehme'
- 'Oehme'
- 'Oehme'
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Oehme'
- 'Oehme'
- 'Oehme'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Carex
- Species:
- muskingumensis
- Family:
- Cyperaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Division
- Seed
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- E. Canada to E. Central U.S.A
- Wildlife Value:
- This plant supports various Satyr larvae.
- Dimensions:
- Height: 2 ft. 0 in. - 3 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 2 ft. 0 in. - 3 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Ground Cover
- Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
- Perennial
- Habit/Form:
- Arching
- Clumping
- Spreading
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Fine
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Drainage:
- Moist
- Available Space To Plant:
- 3 feet-6 feet
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Cream/Tan
- Gold/Yellow
- Green
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Insignificant
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Long Bloom Season
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Spring
- Summer
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- > 6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- medium green, narrow, tapered leaves
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- upright stems;
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Meadow
- Riparian
- Woodland
- Landscape Theme:
- Butterfly Garden
- Drought Tolerant Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Rain Garden
- Rock Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Mass Planting
- Attracts:
- Butterflies
- Moths
- Pollinators
- Songbirds
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Drought
- Wet Soil
