Carex elongata - P9

Description
With its medium-green leaves, the Elongated Sedge (Carex elongata) is a highly decorative aquatic plant that is particularly well suited to uses such as group planting and pond edges. Green flowers appear from May to June. It prefers well-drained, loose, moist to wet soil in a sunny to shady position. The Elongated Sedge is highly frost-tolerant. This clump-forming, evergreen plant usually reaches a height of approx. 60 cm.

Bulletpoints
* decorative flowers

Leaves
The wintergreen leaves of Elongated Sedge are medium green, linear.

Frost hardiness
The Elongated Sedge has good frost hardiness.

Growth
Nest-forming.

Water depth
0 - 2 cm

Location
Preferred location in a sunny to shady position.

Soil
Normal soil.

Planting time
Container plants can be planted all year round, except when the ground is frozen and in summer heat (over 30°C).

Flower
The green flowers of the Elongated Sedge appear in spikes from May to June.

Use
Group planting, pond edges