| Description | Pennsylvania Sedge (Carex pensylvanica) is a good plant for average to dry shade. Produces soft clumps of fine green grass-like leaves. |
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| Pronunciation | (KAIR-ex) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
| Sunlight | part shade to full shade |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | insignificant, monoecious, spiklets |
| Fruit | achene (A dry, usually one-seeded, indehiscent fruit.) |
| Leaves | green, thin grass-like, arching |
| Stems | has rhyzomes |
| Dimensions | 12 by 12 inches or a little larger, clump forming, rhizomatous |
| Propagation | division, seeds |
| Misc Facts | AKA:Common Oak Sedge, |
| Author's Notes | Have grown this in my shade garden for a few years. It is very hardy since it survived the 2019 "Polar Vortex". |
| Notes & Reference | #222-The Encyclopedia of Grasses for Livable Landscapes (Rick Darke), #224-Prairie Nursery web site (www.prairienursery.com) |
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