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'Shade Fanfare' Plantain-leaved Sedge

Carex plantaginea

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Culture

Water
Medium

Shape & size

Mature height
0.6666667–1 Ft.
Mature width
1–2 Ft.

Classification

Family
Cyperaceae

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