Rolland's Sedge
Carex × hibernica
- Native to:
- Canada, Finland, Great Britain, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Cyperaceae
- Genus:
- Carex
- Species:
- Carex × hibernica
- USDA Symbol:
- CARO28
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Growth Habit:
- Graminoid
- Height:
- 122 cm
- Light Requirements:
- Part Shade
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- jun, jul
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Minimum Light:
- Part Sun
- Best Light:
- Full Sun, Part Sun
- Habitat:
- Wetland, Bog
- Ecology:
- A naturally occurring sterile hybrid sedge (Carex paniculata × Carex viridula / disticha complex) found in bogs, mires, and wet fen margins in northwestern Europe and parts of eastern Canada.
Soil Requirements
- Soil:
- peaty
- pH:
- acidic
- Drainage:
- wet
- Moisture:
- wet
- Notes:
- Occurs in saturated, acidic peat and highly organic mucky substrates.