Blue Zinger Sedge
Carex flacca ‘Blue Zinger’
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 5a-9b Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Evergreen Perennial, Annual in zones north of 5a
Height at Maturity: 12-16″
Width at Maturity: 18-24″
Spacing: 18″for mass plantings, 36″ for space between plants
Spacing: 18″for mass plantings, 36″ for space between plants
Growth Habit / Form: Arching, Clumping, Grassy, Mounding, Vase/Fountain Shape
Growth Rate: Moderate, Slow Spreading
Flower Color: NA
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Foliage Color: Blue
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Berries: No
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Sun Needs: Full to Mostly Sun, Morning Sun w/Dappled or Afternoon Shade, Afternoon Sun w/Morning Shade, All Day Filtered Sun or Dappled Shade, Mostly Shade
Water Needs: Will appreciate a little water during extended dry periods
Soil Type: Clay (amended), Loam, Sandy, Silty
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Moist But Well Drained, Consistently Moist, Somewhat Dry when established
Soil pH: 5.5 – 8.0
Maintenance / Care: Low
Attracts: Visual Attention
Resistances: Deer – more info, Disease, Dry Soil, Heat, Humidity, Insect, Wet Soil
Description
A highly attractive and adaptable ornamental grass, Blue Zinger Carex forms a tousled mound of lovely, cool blue thin leaves that provide outstanding fine texture and striking color as an accent in garden beds or containers or as a border or in groupings in landscape and garden beds. Thriving in moist, wet or dry soil and in sun or shade, Blue Zinger Carex is very easy to grow and requires little to no maintenance. We do little to nothing to the established plants in our gardens and they still keep growing and performing well. Can’t get much easier or better than that!
Note: Blue Zinger Sedge will require consistent moisture to grow in full sun. Otherwise, in drier soils we suggest shade to part shade with shade or filtered sun during the afternoon hours.
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing 12 to 16 inches tall and spreading to around 24 inches wide, Blue Zinger Carex is ideal for use as an accent in smaller garden spaces or containers or in groupings or as a border in landscape beds or along paths and walkways. It also makes a fine grassy accent in mixed with other plants in combination container gardens. It is an excellent alternative to Blue Fescue. A fine addition to ornamental grass gardens, shade gardens and blue theme gardens.
Spacing: 18 inches apart for mass plantings or solid border edging; 36 inches or more apart for space between plants
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Growing Preferences
Blue Zinger Sedge is incredibly easy to grow in most moist but well drained to even we soil and in sun or shade. It does require consistent moisture in sun but is quite drought tolerant in shady sites. Very little, if any maintenance is required. Plants can be cut back to the ground after winter if necessary.
Helpful Articles
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