Groundcover · Deer-resistant
Cedar Sedge
Carex planostachys
Also called: Cedar Woods Sedge
A fine, arching native sedge that forms a soft green carpet in the dry shade beneath cedars and oaks — one of the very few things that will grow, and hold soil, there.
Growing & care
Purpose-built for dry shade with root competition. No mowing needed; spreads slowly into a lawn-like cover. Established plants need no water.
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In bloom: Mar–Apr · Colors: green
Where to buy
Look for cedar sedge (Carex planostachys) at: native Texas nurseries.
Buying nursery-propagated natives — never collected from the wild — keeps
wild populations intact. Ask any seller where their stock comes from.
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