| Description | Blue ZInger Sedge (Carex flacca) is a slow spreading mounding blue foliage sedge. |
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| Pronunciation | (KAIR-ex) |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Grass Ornamental |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-9 |
| Sunlight | part sun to shade |
| Moisture | average, drought tolerant once establisheed |
| Soil & Site | adaptable, should be well drained |
| Flowers | spring blooming, 12 inch flower stalks, flowers are culms, flowers have a purple-black color |
| Leaves | narrow glaucous blue leaves, spread slowly by rhizomes |
| Stems | rhizomes |
| Dimensions | slow spreading 10-16 high by a spread of 16 plus |
| Maintenance | cut the foliage back to the ground in the spring |
| Propagation | division |
| Native Site | The species C. flacca is native to calcareous grasslands and marshes in Europe. |
| Notes & Reference | #92-The Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grass (Greenlee), #103-The Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses (Darke), North Creek Nursery web site |
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