Bottle Sedge
About Bottle Sedge
Bottle Sedge is a super rare houseplant 🌿 that needs regular watering to thrive. They do best in long-lasting, direct light ☀️ and should be less than 1 foot from a window.
Bottle Sedge likes soil that is good at retaining moisture. Your plant shouldn't need added fertilizers if you repot each time it doubles in size.
Taxonomy
Carex rostrata
Carex
Cyperaceae
Poales
Also known as
bottle sedge and beaked sedge
How to care for Bottle Sedge
How often to water your Bottle Sedge
every 9
Bottle Sedge needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Bottle Sedge in your home
a window
Bottle Sedge love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Bottle Sedge does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Bottle Sedge in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Bottle Sedge
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Bottle Sedge after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
Care Summary for Bottle Sedge
Bottle Sedge
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 1ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.