Carex glauca 'Blue Zinger'

AKA Carex flacca 'Blue Zinger'
Forms a low arching mound of narrow blades, slightly wider than the species
Leaves are green close to the crown of the plant and fade to light blue-gray toward the tips
Spreads slowly by rhizomes, and can be used as a ground cover if given ample moisture
Bloom Time: Late spring to early summer
Grass Type: Cool Season

ZONE:
5

COLOUR:
Brown

HEIGHT:
30-40 cm

SPREAD:
40-50 cm

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1g

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Best grown in a moist to average, well-drained soil, in full to partial shade, but is drought tolerant once established. Foliage should be pruned down to about 5 cm in early spring before new growth starts.

Additional Notes about Blue Zinger Sedge:

Cool Season Grasses: These grasses do the majority of their growing in early spring and start again when temperatures start to cool in the fall. During the warmer summer months, they stop growing and some will even go dormant. Cool season grasses flower in the spring or early summer. Most cool season grasses grow best in a consistently moist soil.

Characteristics & Attributes

SOIL MOISTURE:
Moist to Average
Average to Dry Soils
Well-drained

GROWTH RATE:
Medium

FLOWERING TIME:
Spring
Lt. Spr-Sum

HABIT:
Mounding
Dwarf

FOLIAGE COLOR:
Blue
Gray

LANDSCAPE USES:
Woodland/woods edge
Border/edging