seeds: Carex radiata (eastern star sedge)

Includes a brochure with instructions on how to sow native seeds.

Seed sowing instructions

code C(60) = Needs at least 60 days of cold moist stratification.
You can find more information about how to sow native seeds HERE.

Plant information

This fun little swish of green reminds me of a Star Trek tribble. Remember those? Unlike tribbles, Eastern Star Sedge doesn’t reproduce rapidly, but it can be helped along by divisions.

This variety prefers dappled sunlight/part shade, and moist soils. Plant clumps in a woodland garden along with ferns and woodland wildflowers to form a gorgeously textured woodland garden.

Eastern Star Sedge gets its name from the tiny star-shaped flowers that appear on tall spikes above the grass blades. Songbirds enjoy the seeds produced, and the low profile and draping blades of grass provide habitat for various pollinators and small mammals (not tribbles).

seeds: Carex radiata (eastern star sedge)

$4.75

Quantity

packet 100 seeds

stratification code
C(60)

type: sedge

sun needs: part sun/part shade, shade

water needs: moist to average soil

height: 12"

plant spacing: 1/sq ft

bloom time: June

bloom color: green

A	Seed should germinate when sown in a warm location.
B	Hot water treatment: Bring water to a boil, remove from heat, pour over seeds, and soak for 24 hours.. Generally this is for seed with a thick seedcoat.
C	(# of days of cold moist stratification) Seeds germinate after a period of cold, moist stratification. Mix seeds with a handful of damp vermiculite or clean sand (moist—but not wet). Place mixture in a sealed plastic bag and store in a refrigerator, NOT the freezer.
D	Sow on the surface of the soil. Generally these seeds are very small.
E	These seeds need a 60-90 day warm, moist period followed by a 60-90 day cold, moist period.
F	These seeds need a 60-90 day cold, moist period followed by a 60-90 day warm, moist period followed by a 2nd cold, 60-90 day moist period.
G	Highest germination rate in cool soil.
H	Seeds need scarification: One way this can be achieved is to rub the seed between two sheets of sand paper. If code "C" is also called for, scarify first.
I	Legume Inoculant (more info next year).
J	Legume seeds (more info next year).
K	Parasitic species which needs a host plant.
L	Plant fresh seed or keep seed moist.
M	Best results when seed sown outdoors in the fall for a natural winter.

seeds: Carex radiata (eastern star sedge)

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type:	sedge
sun needs:	part sun/part shade, shade
water needs:	moist to average soil
height:	12"
plant spacing:	1/sq ft
bloom time:	June
bloom color:	green