It was named after famed American botanist Asa Gray (1810–1888). Gray’s sedge grows best in full sun but will tolerate light shade. Either way, the plant needs adequate moisture at all times. It dislikes drying out. It prefers the wet soils of floodplains, swamps and bottomland forests. · One of the more widespread grass like plants in eastern North America is Gray's sedge. The plant has many colorful names, most of which refer to its mace shaped flower head. Gray's sedge care is minimal and as a landscape plant it is outstanding near a pond or water feature. View allGray’s sedge (Carex grayi) is a perennial sedge (family Cyperaceae) that grows in tufts of solitary or multiple stems up 1.1 m (~3.6 ft) high. It can be found in rich, mesic soils of forests, calcareous seepage swamps, marshes, banks, and wet meadows, within riparian systems. Gray’s Sedge is a clump forming plant. It reaches three feet and produces unique, pale green seed heads that resemble three-dimensional, one-inch stars. It prefers moist soil, and light shade or part sun. It can tolerate drier conditions, making it suitable for rain gardens, bioretention, or bioswales. Carex grayi, commonly called graysedge, has greenish yellow to brown seed heads that look like spiked clubs and are attractive in both fresh and dried flower arrangements. Description: Fertile shoots of this perennial sedge are about 2–2½' tall; sometimes infertile shoots occur that are shorter. This sedge may consist of a loose tuft of leaves and culms (stems), or it may develop as a solitary leafy culm. · Gray’s sedge, or carex grayi, grows in sunny and partly shaded areas and in damp or moist environments. Its native habitats include woodlands, marshes, creek and lake banks, and wet grasslands. It grows well in bioswales in wet areas and tolerates moist soils in marshes, bogs, and forests. Gray’s sedge (Carex grayi) is a perennial sedge (family Cyperaceae) that grows in tufts of solitary or multiple stems up 1.1 m (~3.6 ft) high. It can be found in rich, mesic soils of forests, calcareous seepage swamps, marshes, banks, and wet meadows, within riparian systems. Gray’s Sedge is a clump forming plant. It reaches three feet and produces unique, pale green seed heads that resemble three-dimensional, one-inch stars. It prefers moist soil, and light shade or part sun. It can tolerate drier conditions, making it suitable for rain gardens, bioretention, or bioswales. Description: Fertile shoots of this perennial sedge are about 2–2½' tall; sometimes infertile shoots occur that are shorter. This sedge may consist of a loose tuft of leaves and culms (stems), or it may develop as a solitary leafy culm. · Gray’s sedge, or carex grayi, grows in sunny and partly shaded areas and in damp or moist environments. Its native habitats include woodlands, marshes, creek and lake banks, and wet grasslands. It grows well in bioswales in wet areas and tolerates moist soils in marshes, bogs, and forests. Carex grayi, commonly called graysedge, has greenish yellow to brown seed heads that look like spiked clubs and are attractive in both fresh and dried flower arrangements.
