This popular sedge has found its niche in shaded landscaped for its ability to bring some green in the early spring and function as a dense and attractive groundcover. Pennsylvania Sedge is low growing sedge with thin, graceful leaves and a showy inflorescence due to the large anthers of the staminate florets on the spikelets during the blooming period, which is early spring. It is worth plugging this delicate looking sedge as it does not come up well from seed.