Description

Add a subtle yet striking element to your garden with Carex panicea (Carnation Grass, or Carnation Sedge). This native sedge forms a graceful clump of slender, bluish-green leaves that bring texture and interest to any damp or shaded area. Its delicate foliage creates a soft, flowing effect, perfect for water gardens, pond edges, or naturalistic landscapes. A versatile and low-maintenance choice, it provides year-round interest with its cool-toned leaves, enhancing your garden with both beauty and ecological value.

• Foliage: Slender, bluish-green leaves that form an attractive clump
• Growth Habit: Clump-forming, soft texture that complements surrounding plants
• Ideal For: Damp areas, pond edges, and shaded garden spots
• Perfect For: Adding texture and cool-toned elegance to water gardens and borders

The Carnation Grass is an ideal choice for gardeners seeking a subtle, elegant addition to their landscape, with a native touch that supports local wildlife.

Repotting or planting

9cm marginal plants require potting into a larger mesh basket. Place in a pond no deeper than 1/3 maximum recommended planting depth to allow the plants to establish. 1ltr marginal plants do not require repotting, place in the pond no deeper than 1/2 maximum recommended planting depth to allow the plants to establish, plants over 60cm height growth will benefit from repotting into a larger mesh basket or should be planted in gravel to prevent them from falling over. 3ltr and 5ltr plants do not require repotting, as they are larger more established plants they can be placed up to the maximum recommended depth. There is no need to remove the mesh basket.

Care instructions

Little maintenance is required. Trim just above the water surface after foliage has died back in Autumn to tidy.

Colour

Brown

Growth rate

Slow

Flowers

May- Aug

Sun/shade

Full sun to part shade

Native

Season

Spring-Summer

Measurements in centimetres

Height Min -Max

15-30

Depth Min-Max

0-15