Carex sprengelii - Long-beaked Sedge cut-flower Tall Ironweed

Tall Ironweed

Source: grown from seed at Honey Petal plants with seed from the North American Rock Garden Society seed exchange

Best practice to encourage over-wintering bees is to cut the plant back to about 24" in the fall and leave the stems as is

a white bloom that ages to pale pink about crisply dissected foliage in mid-summer

Carex sprengelii - Long-beaked Sedge cut-flower Tall IronweedSizes Available: HPP #1 Basics: zones 3 5, 2' x 10 12", part to full shade, bouncy "spikelets" on thin, arching stems in mid to late spring, likes medium wet to medium dry soils that are well drained Common names: Long beaked Sedge Origin Distribution: Habitat: More: More information coming soon Even more: If I could talk more gardeners into filling their spaces with Carex species, I would consider my life well lived. They are an excellent ground