Native Meadow Grass Plugs: Meadow & Dune Sedge Carex

Carex pansa (Dune Sedge) OR Carex praceagalis (Meadow Sedge)

Native to dunes, meadows and wildflower fields up and down California. Sedge lawns make great low growing meadows for the home and garden. For a more diverse native micro-meadow option and better year-round green we've blended them together. And yes they like a once-a-season mow. 

These low-growing meadow grasses come in plugs or small pots. They work best for smaller lawn areas, slopes or bioswales (as carex species can handle standing water). Space grasses at 8-12" apart for full coverage or more for intermixing with wildflowers. 

Tolerant of moderate foot traffic and pets! Does well in part-shade. Tolerant of heat and seaside exposures. Slightly stiffer blade than conventional lawn grasses. Maintain with an annual winter whipper-snipper trim to 4-6" in height. 

CALIFORNIA COMPANION PLANT SUGGESTIONS

California Native Ornamental Grasses to Add: melic grass, muhlenbergia, purple three awn or scanton alkali drop seed (sporobolus) - contact us to add on to your order! 

Wildflowers to Add: Blue-eyed Grass, Gaura California Poppies, Creeping Thyme, California Aster, native Columbine (shade), Yerba Mansa (shade)

Our favorite borders? Add Wild Grassland or