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Common name broadleaf sedge; silver sedge Family cyperaceae Life cycle perennial Flowers tan (late spring) Size 8" Light part sun-light shade Understory sedge native to the entire eastern United States, supposedly deer-resistant. As sedges go, the leaves on these are broad, and they are pleated, with a bluish tint. Insignificant tan flowers appear in late spring.

This plant used to grow in our garden, but it slipped away...

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