Carex pansa (meadow sedge)

Dune sedge

An alternative to turf grass.  Dune sedge can grow up to a foot tall and spreads by rhizomes.  It prefers more water than other grasses and will go partially dormant in summer without additional watering.

When the grass goes dormant in the late summer or fall you can mow before new growth emerges.  

- Plant in full sun to partial shade

- Best in sandy soil

- Moderate water requirements

- Great companion plant under evergreen oaks

- Attracts butterflies

-Hardy to 10 degrees

- Native to California