Heath Sedge
Carex flacca
Cyperaceae
Growth habit
Grass/Sedge
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Europe
Location
Source of plant
Sunny Border Ohio, North Creek Nurseries, Ruth Nix, Jelitto Perennial Seeds
Description
Stems 20-50cm. Leaves shorter than stems, 3-6mm wide, glaucous beneath, dark green above, apex acute. Male spikes 2-3, to 40x3mm; female spikes 1-5, 12-30x3-7mm; female glumes acute or acuminate, purple-black to pale red-brown; utricles 2-4mm, broadly ellipsoid to obovoid, green-brown to purple-black, rounded at apex, beak very short.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5
Special characteristics
invasive