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Cyperaceae
Pendulous Sedge Flower
Carex pendula
Graceful movement and going with the flow.
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Carex
- Native to
- Europe, North Africa, western Asia
- Bloom season
- Late Spring, Early Summer
- Type
- evergreen perennial sedge
- Height
- 60–140 cm
- Sunlight
- part shade to full shade
- Soil
- moist, clay to loamy
- Water
- high
- Hardiness
- 5–9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Its long, drooping flower spikes can reach 15 centimeters, swaying in the slightest breeze like green catkins.
- It self-seeds prolifically and can become invasive in favorable damp conditions.
- Sedges follow the botanist's rule: 'sedges have edges' — the stem is triangular in cross-section.
- It is one of the largest European sedges and makes an impressive architectural statement in shade gardens.
- The genus Carex contains over 2,000 species, making it one of the largest plant genera on Earth.
Color meanings
Green
natural flexibility and resilience