Plant in part sun and water occasionally to regularly. Cold hardy to below 15 degrees F. A very nice and useful small sedge between stepping stones and other areas where a very low plant is needed. We used this in our garden as a lawn substitute under a specimen Arbutus 'Marina' where it gets mowed only once during the year to remove the spent flowers and seed heads. A great little sedge but a bit slow to fill in if a solid cover is wanted.

Carex texensis was at one time considered a variety of Carex retroflexa but in the current Flora of North America it is listed as a species with the note that it has been confused with Carex retroflexa. The Kew database also lists the current name as such but the Jepson Flora project has it as an introduced plant in California under the name Carex retroflexa var. texensis.

The name "Catlin Sedge" was coined by John Greenlee after Southern California horticulturalist Jack Catlin who used this plant as a companion plant for bonsai and other container plantings. We received this plant from John Greenlee in 1988, and we grew and sold it from 1994 until 2021. The images of this plant on this page are courtesy of John Greenlee. 

The information displayed on this page about Carex texensis is based on our research conducted about this plant from books in our nursery library as well as from information that is provided by reliable online resources. We also have included our own observations made about it as it grew in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers when we had them in our nursery field. We also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.