{"product_id":"carex-appalachica","title":"Carex appalachica","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCarex appalachica\u003c\/em\u003e: Soft Green Threads for Dry Shade\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAppalachian Sedge has hair so fine and flowing it belongs in a shampoo commercial. Native, low and weeping, it handles dry shade under trees without a single bad hair day. NO CONDITIONER REQUIRED.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlant Characteristics:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eCarex appalachica\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCommon Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Appalachian Sedge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15–30 cm (6–12 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpread:\u003c\/strong\u003e 25–45 cm (10–18 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlowers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tiny, pale green spikes; grown for its foliage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom Time:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late spring (May to June)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very fine, thread-like, arching green leaves in a dense, weeping mound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e Butterfly larval host\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere to Plant:\u003c\/strong\u003e Use it as a groundcover under trees, along woodland edges and paths, or on shady slopes where it helps control erosion. Spaced about 30 cm (12 in) apart, it makes a soft, fine-textured carpet and a lawn alternative for low-traffic shade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCompanion Plants:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eLigularia 'Little Rocket'\u003c\/em\u003e sends up yellow spikes from June to August above bold leaves. \u003cem\u003eMertensia virginica\u003c\/em\u003e opens blue bells in April and May beside the fine, arching sedge. \u003cem\u003eSymphyotrichum cordifolium\u003c\/em\u003e ends the year with blue asters in September and October. All three like shade to part sun and work well in a woodland setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlant Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Plant it in part sun to full shade, in average to dry, well-drained soil. Sandy, rocky or poor soil is fine. It does not like soil that stays wet or floods. Water through the first season while the roots establish. After that it handles dry spells and root competition well. Cut or comb out old leaves in late winter or early spring if it looks shabby. It forms clumps that spread slowly, and you can divide them in spring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistory:\u003c\/strong\u003e Appalachian sedge grows wild from Ontario and Quebec south through the Appalachian Mountains to Georgia, in dry, open woods and on rocky outcrops. Botanists J. M. Webber and P. W. Ball described it as a distinct species.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinal Thoughts:\u003c\/strong\u003e It hosts butterfly caterpillars, ignores deer and fills in where grass refused to grow. LET IT GROW OUT.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ornamental Grasses","offers":[{"title":"1 Litre Pot \/ 3","offer_id":67822601502998,"sku":"CAREAP1L","price":20.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0870\/5366\/4534\/files\/Carexappalachica.png?v=1793057093","url":"https:\/\/blacksheepperennials.com\/products\/carex-appalachica","provider":"Black Sheep Perennials","version":"1.0","type":"link"}