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Cherokee Sedge
Carex cherokeensis
Also called cherokee sedge grass
Cherokee Sedge blooms from April through June.
Months here are Northern Hemisphere months; in the Southern Hemisphere, shift them by six months.
Growing Cherokee Sedge
Plant it in part shade. It prefers moderate water. It is hardy in USDA zones 6–9. Expect it to reach about 20 in tall and 20 in wide at maturity, in roughly 3 years (a house reading).
Pets
- Not yet checked for pets.
Lists differ and none is complete. If a pet eats a plant and seems unwell, call a veterinarian or a pet poison helpline.
No toxicity note is on file for Cherokee Sedge. That is not a clearance: check its safety for people and pets before planting.
What was checked
Mature height and spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color and the trait tags were checked against named botanical sources for this plant, with what the sources could not settle written down; years to mature size rests on a recorded house rule where no publisher states one, and is marked so; its common name and alternate names have not been checked yet. Each fact above carries its own mark. The planting, spacing and size sections are derived from these checked facts by a fixed rule, not checked separately, and the plant type is the library's own classification.
When to plant Cherokee Sedge
Plant Cherokee Sedge in early spring as soon as the soil is workable, or in early fall at least six weeks before your first frost, so roots establish in cool weather. In zone 7, the middle of its hardy zones 6 to 9, spring means March to May and fall means September or October. Once settled, it blooms from April to June.
Month-by-month timing for your zone is on the planting calendar; if you garden near zone 7, the middle of this plant's hardy range, start with zone 7 in March. Derived from the plant's category, zones and bloom months plus typical zone frost dates, not checked separately.
How big does Cherokee Sedge get?
20 intall5 ft 7 inan adult20 inwideSee Cherokee Sedge in a garden plan: the planner shows it in 3D beside everything else you add, growing toward this size over the years.
How far apart to plant Cherokee Sedge
Derived from the mature spread above by a fixed rule, not checked separately: spacing is the spread, center to center.
Space Cherokee Sedge about 20 in apart, center to center, so each plant has room to reach its full width.
Add Cherokee Sedge to a garden plan and the planner draws it at its full width, so you see the spacing before you buy.
Where these facts come from
Cherokee Sedge's height, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color, trait tags, soil, diseases, pests and toxicity were checked against 19 published sources on October 13, 2026. Each one is linked below with every fact it carried, which can include a fact this page still marks as not yet checked, because a source carrying a value is not the same as the value being held to the standard. Facts not in that list, and the planting, spacing and size sections, are not covered by these sources.
- NC State ExtensionGardener Plant Toolboxheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color, trait tags, soil, diseases, pests and toxicity
- New Moon Nurseryheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color, trait tags, soil and pests
- tnyards.utk.eduUniversity of Tennessee Extension, Tennessee Smart Yardsheight, spread, sun, water, bloom months and color, trait tags, soil and diseases
- hoffmannursery.comHoffman Nurseryheight, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color, soil and diseases
- Plant Addictsheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color and trait tags
- North Creek Nurseriesheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water and bloom months and color
- Chicago Botanic GardenPlant Finderhardiness zones, sun, water and bloom months and color
- publuu.comMt. Cuba Center, Carex for the Mid-Atlantic Region PDF reportheight, spread and bloom months and color
- University of Georgia ExtensionNative Plants for Georgia Part IV: Grasses and Sedges, B987-4height, spread and bloom months and color
- Chicago Botanic GardenIce Dance timing controlbloom months and color
- hoffmannursery.comHoffman Nursery, Pennsylvania controlbloom months and color
- Missouri Botanical GardenGardening in Heavy Clay Soilheight and spread
- Mt. Cuba CenterCarex trialtrait tags and pests
- New Moon NurseryAppalachian controlbloom months and color
- newhanover.ces.ncsu.eduNC Cooperative Extension, New Hanover County erosion-control tableheight and spread
- Chicago Botanic GardenPennsylvania controlheight
- Chicago Botanic GardenElymus hystrix moisture controlwater
- lnps.orgLouisiana Native Plant Societyheight
- Plant AddictsAppalachian Sedge Grass controlwater
How the checking works, and what each standard covers, is on the verified plants page.
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