Carex flacca 'Blue Zinger'
$19.95 / 1G
Glaucous Sedge ·
Description
Glaucous Sedge 'Blue Zinger' is a herbaceous perennial suited to part sun to shade and average to moist conditions. It offers tan or green color.
Benefits
Adds movement, texture, and late-season structure without a fussy flower display. A better candidate for landscapes with deer pressure than more browse-prone plants.
Features
Ornamental grass; fine-textured sedge foliage; tan or green flowers; matures about 0.75 - 1.5 ft tall and 1 - 2 ft wide
Usage/Use
Groundcover, shade garden, rain garden, native planting
| Carex flacca 'Blue Zinger' | |
| Glaucous Sedge | |
| 'Blue Zinger | |
| No | |
| Best grown in part sun to shade with average to moist moisture. | |
| Part Sun to Shade; Average to Moist moisture; Well-drained average garden soil. Water regularly the first season, then adjust to plant preference. | |
| Garden origin / cultivated selection | |
| Not Native to North America | |
| No | |
| Deer | |
| Low | |
| Yes |
| 4 - 9 | |
| Hardy in USDA Zones 4–9; protect roots during establishment. | |
| Part Sun | |
| Loam | |
| 6 - 8 | |
| 1 - 2 ft | |
| 1 - 2 ft | |
| Narrow | |
| 1 - 2 ft |
| Yes | |
| None | |
| Green | |
| Green foliage | |
| Prairie Meadows | |
| Naturalistic Garden | |
| Ornamental Grass | |
| Mass Planting | |
| Clump Forming | |
| Average | |
| Fall, Spring, Summer |
| Moist Soil | |
| Well-drained | |
| Water deeply during establishment; after established, water based on rainfall and soil moisture. | |
| Low | |
| Water regularly during establishment, mulch to conserve moisture, and cut back/prune at the proper seasonal time. |