Carex gracillima

Common Name
Graceful sedge
Plant Form
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Duration
Perennial
Max Height (ft)
3.0
Region
Coastal
Piedmont
Mountain
Hardiness Zone
5, 6, 7
Commercially available
Yes
Additional Info

Floodplain forests, alluvial swamps, seepage swamps, fens, wet flatwoods, wet meadows, and various mesic (rarely dry) upland forests; most numerous in (but not restricted to) base-rich soils. Frequent in the mountains and piedmont; infrequent to rare in the coastal Plain.

Bloom Time
Spring
Early Summer
Light Requirements
Full sun
Partial sun
Shade
Moisture Requirements
Wet
Moist
Dry