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Pennsylvania Sedge
Carex pensylvanica
Pennsylvania Sedge is a slow-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 3-8, that matures to about 6–12 in × 6–12 in. It does best in part shade and full shade with low water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect brown, cream and green blooms in spring. It attracts butterflies, small mammals and songbirds, stands up well to deer and drought and erosion.
- USDA zones
- 3-8
- Sun
- Part shade, Full shade
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 6–12 in × 6–12 in
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry, Occasionally-wet, Very-dry
- Bloom color
- Brown, Cream, Green, White
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Butterflies, Small mammals, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought, Erosion, Pests, Wet soil
- Native to
- Eastern North America
Freeze survival
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