Carex pendula SEEDS

Carex pendula seeds grow into the pendulous sedge or weeping sedge a large, clump-forming, evergreen perennial sedge native to the temperate biome from western Europe east to the western and central Mediterranean, growing in moist, shaded woodland habitats. Described by Hudson (William Hudson, 17301793, English botanist and author of Flora Anglica). The epithet pendula means ‘pendulous’ or ‘drooping’, referring to the characteristically long, drooping female catkins (spikes) that cascade elegantly from tall arching culms to 1.5 m. One of the largest and most ornamental of European native sedges. Widely cultivated as a garden plant. The motto of the Cyperaceae: ‘sedges have edges’ the culms are triangular in cross-section. Family Cyperaceae.

Partial to full shade; moist, humus-rich soils; cool to warm temperate conditions; excellent for damp woodland gardens. Self-seeds prolifically once established.

• ‘Pendula’ = pendulous; long drooping female catkins from arching culms to 1.5 m highly ornamental
• Hudson (17301793, author Flora Anglica); largest European native sedge; evergreen; self-seeds
• W. Europe to W. & Central Mediterranean temperate biome; moist shaded woodland
• Sedges have edges triangular culm cross-section; genus Carex ~2,000 species; Family Cyperaceae
• Partial to full shade; moist soils; cool temperate; damp woodland; Family Cyperaceae

Carex pendula is the pendulous sedge one of Europe’s largest and most striking native sedges, its long drooping catkins cascading from arching stems in damp woodland settings, an outstanding ornamental sedge for shaded moist garden positions and one of the most elegant native grassland plants of the European temperate zone.

IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.