Parasol Sedge (Carex umbellata) 3-pack of pots
Can’t be shipped.
Parasol Sedge is a new find—an amazingly short sedge for full-sun gardens! Most sedges flop over after they go to seed because the seed heads are tall and heavy. Parasol Sedge, on the other hand, has short seed heads that are practically hidden within the tight mound of fine leaves—never flopping over! This is a really fantastic characteristic and makes it much better to have around short flowering species like Prairie Smoke, Pasque Flower, and Puccoons.
Also available in 12-packs of plugs here
Details
Perennial
Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade
Moisture: Medium, Dry
Height: 1 foot
Blooms: May, June
Color: Green
Spacing: 12”
Zones: 3-7
Benefits: Deer Resistant
Design Tips
Parasol Sedge forms short clumps of leaves that green up early in the spring, right after the snow melts. The seed heads barely grow 6 inches tall! It is great for borders and for planting around short flowering species. Parasol Sedge (Carex umbellata) is a valuable plant that can be scattered throughout a prairie garden to give green growth during the spring when all of the warm-season plants are still dormant and brown.
Great native plant choice for the Minnesota Lawns to Legumes grant program!
Companion Plants
Pasque Flower
Blue Eyed Grass
Prairie Smoke
Butterfly Milkweed
Prairie Phlox
