Carex plantaginea

Sedge - Seersucker

Seersucker Sedge lives up to its common name with its wide green leaves that are "puckered like Christmas ribbon", as those articulate folks at North Creek Nurseries say. Carex plantaginea is native to eastern North America. It tolerates moist locations and adds winter interest because this Carex is evergreen. Plants slowly colonize from short rhizomes and by producing occasional seedlings. The seeds are a food source for woodland birds including wild turkey. It’s very quick to establish in rain gardens and on wooded slopes.

PRN Preferred: We love the unique, seersucker texture of the foliage and the purplish inflorescences.

Height

10 Inches

Spread

12 Inches

USDA Hardiness Zone

Pleasant Run Nursery Preferred Selection

Characteristics & Attributes

Attributes

•	Deer Resistant
•	Erosion Control
•	Evergreen
•	Full Shade
•	Groundcover
•	Native
•	Native - Straight Species
•	Rain Garden Plants
•	Self-Seeds

Winter Interest

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Foliage

Soil Conditions

•	Average
•	Moist
•	Sandy

Exposure

•	Full Shade
•	Partial Shade/Shade Tolerant

Special Recognition

•	Pleasant Run Nursery Preferred Selection

Attracts Wildlife

•	Food Source for Wildlife

Tolerance

•	Wet Site Tolerant

Foliage Color

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Green

Grass Season

•	Cool Season

Companion Plants to Carex plantaginea

Phlox stolonifera 'Sherwood Purple'
Creeping Phlox

Phlox stolonifera 'Bruce's White'
Creeping Phlox

Silene caroliniana var. wherryi 'Short and Sweet'
Wild Pink

Similar Plants to Carex plantaginea

Carex laxiculmis Bunny Blue®
Glaucous Woodland Sedge

Polygonatum odoratum 'Ruby Slippers'
Solomon's Seal