Details
 
Carex pendula is a vigorous rhizomatous perennial forming large clumps of dark green, linear, pleated leaves, with tall stems bearing several slender, drooping flower spikes.
 
can be deciduous or evergreen.
 
 
 
Hardiness
 
Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
 
 
 
Aspect
 
South-facing or West-facing or East-facing
 
 
 
Exposure
 
Sheltered or Exposed
 
 
 
Moisture
 
Pootly drained soil
 
 
 
Soil
 
Clay, Loam
 
 
 
pH
 
Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
 
 
 
How to grow
 
Cultivation
 
Best grown in fertile, moist or wet soil in a sunny or in partial shade 
 
 
 
Propagation
 
Propagate by division from mid-spring to early summer, or propagate from seed sown in the autumn
 
 
 
How to care
 
Pruning
 
Can be cut back after flowering
 
 
 
Pests
 
Aphids can sometimes attack areas like stem bases
 
 
 
Diseases
 
Generally trouble free