Plant Names
Carex scoparia
Pointed Broom Sedge
Carex à balais
Plant Characteristics
Couleur de floraison: Vert
Bloom Period: Jun - Jul
Hauteur max: 3,0 feet
Max Width: 1,5 feet
Light Condition:
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
More than 2 or 3 hours but less than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Soil conditions:
Tolerates medium soil condition
Tolère des conditions de sol humide
Lifespan:
Vivace
des plantes qui reviennent année après année
Special Features and Considerations:
Seed and plant distribution status
No seeds available for this plant.
Nous acceptions les semences de cette plante
Faits intéressants
Pointed Broom Sedge is a fine-textured native sedge that forms neat, upright clumps of narrow green leaves. It produces slender flower and seed stalks in summer, followed by attractive brown seed heads. It is adaptable to a range of soils and moisture levels, from average garden soil to periodically wet conditions. Its tidy form makes it useful in meadow plantings, borders, and areas where a softer grass-like texture is desired. It forms a clump rather than spreading aggressively. It can be divided in the spring if clumps become crowded. It's a good choice for gardeners wanting a relatively tidy native sedge.
Plant Location
Distribution according to VASCAN
Ephemeral
Native
Introduced
Excluded
Extirpated
Doubtful
Absent
Ecological Benefits
Harvesting and Seed Sharing
- Harvest start month: August
- Harvesting indicator:
- Seeds easily fall off when you gently pull them off
- Harvesting:
- Utiliser la main pour détacher de la tige principale
- Seed viability test:
- None
- Packaging measure: None
- Seed storage:
- Sécher à l'air dans un sac en papier ou contenant ouvert, pour quelques jours jusqu'à sec
- Secouer de temps à autre pour prévenir la moisissure
- Cultivar: No, you can donate without knowing the source as there are only straight species
- No harvesting video available at this time.
Canadensis