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Introduction
Similar looking to grasses, but sedges are triangular and rushes are round rather than flat like grass leaves. Sedges are perennial and rushes can be either perennial or annual.
Similar looking to grasses, but sedges are triangular and rushes are round rather than flat like grass leaves. Sedges are perennial and rushes can be either perennial or annual. Use these plants in the garden to vary texture and add movement.
Rushes and Sedges categories
- Perennials
- Daylilies
- Artemesia
- Bamboos
- Begonias
- Euphorbias
- Ferns
- Geraniums
- Hostas
- Ornamental Grasses
- Peonies
- African Violets
- Gingers
- Heaths and Heathers
- Delphiniums
- Phlox
- Rushes and Sedges
- Grasses
- Astilbe
- Perennial Salvias
- Penstemon
- Clematis
- Coneflowers
- Coral Bells
- Poppies
- Speedwell
- Sedum and Stonecrop
- Yarrow
- Anemone
- Dianthus
- Lisianthus
- Bee Balm
- Bellflower
- Asters
- Coreopsis
- Ajuga
- Ranunculus
- Columbine
- Foxgloves
- Hollyhocks
- Gaillardia
- Shasta Daisy
- Balloon Flower
- Eupatorium
- Helleborus
- Chrysanthemum
- Primrose (perennial)
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Care guides: Rushes and Sedges
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Weekend Project: Build a Better Garden Bed
by chief cultivator on March 19, 2010
1. Start at ground level. Work in wheel... read more
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