Great Pond Sedge
Herb latin name: Great Pond Sedge,Great Pond Sedge Extract
Latin name: Carex riparia
Family: Cyperaceae (Sedge Family)
Habitat of the herb: the herb: By slow flowing rivers, in ditches and ponds and occasionally on drier ground. Other uses of Great Pond Sedge: The straw is usedHabitat of the herb: the herb: By slow flowing rivers, in ditches and ponds and occasionally on drier ground.
Other uses of Great Pond Sedge: The straw is used for bedding.
Propagation of the herb: Seed - sow in situ in the spring in a moist soil in light shade. If seed is in short supply it can be sown in a cold frame and be planted out in the summer. The seed usually germinates in 2 - 6 weeks at 15℃. Division in spring. Very easy, larger clumps can be replanted direct into their permanent positions, though it is best to pot up smaller clumps and grow them on in a cold frame until they are rooting well. Plant them out in the summer or following spring.
Cultivation of Great Pond Sedge: By slow flowing rivers, in ditches and ponds and occasionally on drier ground.
Medicinal use of the herb: None known
Known hazards of Carex riparia: None known
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