Carex tumulicola Native grass - $10.50

Hidden Mansion Nursery
Hidden Mansion Nursery

Native grass

Carex tumulicola

Carex tumulicola - Berkeley Sedge
A great grass-like plant for evergreen meadows, this sedge forms arching clumps that are 18 inches tall and as wide. Very versatile, plant in sun or shade, boggy areas or regularly watered areas. It is drought tolerant once established, however it does best with regular watering in light shade. Brown flowers appear in the spring and can be sheared off to prevent reseeding - otherwise expect this plant to seed out into the garden. Hardy to15 degrees F. Recently (2004) this plant was keyed by Santa Barbara Botanic Garden botanist Deiter Wilken to another native species C. deweyana ssp. leptopoda - Dave Fross at Native Sons Nursery does not believe the plant is C. tumulicola but also does not think it is C. deweyana ssp. leptopoda. Hopefully we will figure this out someday as it would be nice to know the correct name for this extremely popular sedge!

Habit and Cultural Information
Category: Grass-like
Family: Cyperaceae (Sedges)
Origin: California (U.S.A.)
Evergreen: Yes
Flower Color: Brown
Bloomtime: Spring
Height: 1-2 feet
Width: 1-2 feet
Exposure: Sun or Shade
Irrigation Req.: High Water Needs
Winter Hardiness: 15-20° F

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8455 La Tuna Canyon Road
Sun Valley , CA 91352 US
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