Noble Native Woodland Sedge - 72-Cell Plug Tray

Noble Native is a variegated form of a woodland sedge native to eastern North America. Its narrow, arching blue-green leaves are striped with creamy white, and the variegation shows best on the fresh spring growth.

It stays compact, 6 to 12 inches tall, and works nicely along the front of a shady border or lining a woodland path. It is deer resistant, largely trouble free and needs very little care.

What it looks like

Narrow, arching leaves about ¼ to ⅜ inch wide are soft blue-green with creamy white stripes along the edges, brightest on new spring growth. The leaves radiate from the center to form a compact, low, rounded tuft 6 to 12 inches tall and 12 to 24 inches wide. Small, slender flower spikes appear briefly in mid-spring. The plant looks like a tidy, cool-toned fountain of blue-green and cream at the front of a bed.

Growing it with lavender

Noble Native prefers shade and moist, rich soil, so give it a place along a shaded path or woodland edge rather than in the sunny lavender beds.

Care

Plant in part to full shade in rich soil kept evenly moist. Hardy in zones 5 to 9. Cut back old foliage in late winter to make room for fresh spring leaves.

At a glance

• Botanical name: Carex laxiculmis
• Flower color: Insignificant
• Foliage: Blue-green with creamy white stripes
• Growth habit: Compact, arching tuft
• Mature size: 6–12 in tall × 12–24 in wide
• USDA hardiness zones: 5–9
• Light: part sun to part shade, full shade
• Deer resistance: Resistant
• Pollinator value: Low

Sizes and shipping

One full 72-cell plug tray: 72 young starter plugs of this variety (cells about 1⅓ in. wide × 2½ in. deep), rooted and ready to pot up into quarts or gallons. Best for growers and nurseries. Potted plants and plug trays ship during our live-plant seasons, March 1–May 31 and October 1–November 30; June through September is local pickup only. Plugs, potted plants and trays do not ship to AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT or WA.