Sedge

Sedge (Carex) - Grass-like herbs of northern and temperate countries, few having a place in the garden.

Sedge Pictures

Bulbostylis capillaris (L.) Kunth ex C.B. Clarke ssp. capillaris - densetuft hairsedge

Related Flowers

Carex Paniculata

Carex Paniculata - a very large Sedge, like a dwarf Tree Fern, with strong thick stems and masses of drooping leaves, forming dense tufts, 1 to 3 feet high; flowers in a large and spreading panicle. It is very effective in wet places. The finer specimens are of great age, and are found in the bogs where the plant is wild.

Carex Pendula

Carex Pendula - A graceful British Sedge, with evergreen foliage, numerous flowering stems 3 to 6 feet high, the leaves 2 feet or more in length. When in flower the graceful spikes, from 4 to 7 inches long, are pretty, and the plant is useful for shady or moist spots. Common in Britain in evergreen patches in marshy woods.

Carex Fraseri

Carex Fraseri - d C. Scaposa are pretty evergreen Sedges for shady spots.