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White Bear Sedge

Carex albursina

A highly ornamental woodland sedge featuring exceptionally broad, flat, ribbon-like leaves (up to an inch wide) that form a lush, tropical-looking rosette. Excellent as a groundcover or path border in shaded, lime-rich soils. Semi-evergreen.

Family

Cyperaceae

Type

grass

Lifespan

perennial

Height

0.5–1.25 ft

Spacing

0.75–1.25 ft apart

Light

sun, part shade

Soil moisture

dry

Soil pH

neutral, alkaline

Bloom

May, June, July

Bloom colors

white, green

Wildlife value

songbirds, larval host

Landscape uses

groundcover, border, naturalizing

Native states

AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV