Description
Carex platyphylla
CT DR
Soil: Well-drained
Moisture: Moist to Dry
Light: Part to Full Shade
Plant Height: 8 to 12 inches
Pests: None
Landscape Value: Great for shade gardens and naturalized areas. Good as an accent plant or for massing to form a groundcover in moist to dry shady areas.
Densely clumped, semi-evergreen perennial with bluish, strap-like leaves up to one inch wide. Leaves are puckered along prominent longitudinal veins. Slender stalks with small greenish-white flower spikes rise above the foliage. Spreads slowly to form a groundcover in average to moist soil. Cut back in late winter to make room for spring growth. Tolerates some drought and dry soil once established.
Landscape plugs, 2.22″ wide by 4″ deep, sold in quantities of 4 or 8
