North Shore Plant Club
Yellow Spring Sedge (Carex frankii 'Yellow Spring')
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| Perennial Clump-Forming, Mounded in the Cyperaceae Family | |
A hardy native sedge selection, grown for its adaptable, easy-care nature across a wide range of light and moisture conditions. |
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Carex frankii 'Yellow Spring' is a cultivar of Frank's Sedge (Bristly Cattail Sedge), a North American native perennial sedge found in floodplain forests, wet meadows, and disturbed wet habitats. Documentation specific to this named selection is limited; the growing information below reflects the parent species. Frank's Sedge forms mounded clumps up to about 2 feet tall and tolerates a wide range of light, from full sun to full shade, and consistently moist to wet soil. It blooms from late spring through summer, with inconspicuous green flower spikes. |
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| Highlights | Hardy, adaptable native sedge cultivar; tolerates full sun to full shade and consistently wet to moist soil; deer resistant; low maintenance. Documentation specific to this named selection is limited. |
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| Mature Size | 12 - 24 inches tall. |
| Sun Exposure | Full Shade - Full Sun |
| Moisture Tolerance | Medium - Wet |
| Zones | 5a - 8b (Usually hardy to -20° F) |
| Tags | Deer Resistant, Full Shade, Full Sun, Grasses, Medium, Nativar, Native to North America, Partial Shade, Partial Sun, Perennial, Wet, Wet Site Tolerant |
| Bloom Period | May - September |
| Flower Color | Green |
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Past Availability2024 : 07/02 - 09/082023 : 07/19 - 09/10 |
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We try very hard to source exactly what you’d like, but sometimes growers run out of plants! While this variety is a great deal at the price shown, we know that it has limited availability. If you want the plant even if it might be more expensive, or in a different size or quantity -- after you place your order, just send us a quick note at help@northshoreplantclub.com. Then, we’ll try to get you some version of this from one of our growers. And if we can’t get it from anywhere, of course, we’ll send a refund!
Plants which are well-adapted to our local climate are most often field-grown (outside). Field-grown plants are generally cheaper and have the advantage of already somewhat acclimated to our cold winters, but that means they’re not artificially far along in the spring and tend to bloom at the normal time in our area.
Spring annuals and tender perennials are typically grown in Greenhouses so they can be ready and luxurious exactly when customers want them. Some perennials are also “forced” into early bloom in greenhouses. In May, there can be a very big difference between field-grown and greenhouse-grown plants of the same type. The latter typically look good right away (so they’re a great choice where that’s important), but we typically pay a premium for it.
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We order from a rotating cast of the best nurseries in the Great Lakes region. It looks like we've offered this plant in the past, but the nurseries we're working with this week don't appear to have it in stock at the moment.
Our goal is to bring as many plants together under "one roof" as possible, so we'll try hard to make it available again in the future!