Carex dipsacea

Also Known As

Autumn Sedge
Green Sedge
Teasel Sedge

Plant type

perennial, grass / grass like

size

H: 18"-32"
W: 18"-23"

planting zones

7a-11

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Carex dipsacea plant details

Carex dipsacea is an evergreen perennial grass (or grassy in appearance) with bronze and green foliage. In fall and summer black flowers emerge. Features grassy texture. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in acidic, alkaline and gritty soil. A good option if you're seeking something verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Carex dipsacea

Plant type: perennial grass (or grassy in appearance)
Plant family: cyperaceae
Foliage: evergreen bronze and green
Mature size: 18 IN - 23 IN - wide, 18 IN - 32 IN - tall
Flowers: black blooms in fall and summer
Uses: clumping, container plant, edging plant, showy seedheads, winter interest, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Carex dipsacea

USDA Zones: 7a - 11
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
Resistant to: deer, verticillium wilt
Soil needs: acidic, alkaline and gritty

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

An upright clumper 28-30? tall with narrow, light green foliage that is sometimes tipped in bronzy tones. This species prefers damp soils and grows best in sun or part shade. Hardy to 20F. New Zealand.

By: Native Sons

Olive green foliage turns reddish in fall.

By: Little Prince of Oregon

Autumn Sedge. This looks good all the time - not just autumn. That's common names for you. Another evergreen coppery orange New Zealand clumping grass. A little cleanup in the spring qnd you are off to the races. Great for softening a hard edge or proividing shade for your cat.

By: Far Reaches Farm

Like a slightly larger version of Carex testacea- one of the most beautiful of the vast number of grasses from New Zealand, Carex dipsacea makes highly attractive arching clumps of slim greenish bronze foliage turning more orangey/red as it ages. In Summer it bears contrasting black seed heads. To 32” tall, its wonderful as edging, in mixed beds or in a large container.