Carex muskingumensis

Description

Flowers: June-August.  Plant in sun or light shade.  HxS 60x60cm

The palm-branch or musk sedge has pale green leaves which turn yellow after the first hard frosts and persist through winter.  It is semi-evergreen with us and forms an upright rounded clump with an exotic appearance.  The flower spikes are green spindles held clear of the foliage on a compact plant.  It can be planted in moist fertile soil, bog, or placed in water as an aquatic marginal. Pot size 9cm.

Care & Maintenance.

Can be placed in water up to 10cm/4” deep.  Cut back in spring, which is the best time to divide the plants.  Sow seed when ripe.