Herb latin name: Carex hirta


Family: Cyperaceae (Sedge Family)



Medicinal use of Carex hirta:

Diuretic.

Description of the plant:



Plant:
Perennial


Height:
50 cm
(1 foot)

Flowering:
May to
June

Habitat of the herb:

Rough grassy places, woods, damp meadows and damp sandy hollows.

Edible parts of Carex hirta:

Root - cooked. Seed. No further details are given, but the seed is small and fiddly to use.

Other uses of the herb:

The leaves are used for bedding.

Propagation of Carex hirta:

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°C. 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 the herb:

Rough grassy places, woods, damp meadows and damp sandy hollows.

Known hazards of Carex hirta:

None known

Plant information taken from the Plants For A Future.