General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Grass/Grass-like
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| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
Partial Shade to Full Shade
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| Water Preferences: |
Wet
Wet Mesic
Mesic
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| Minimum cold hardiness: |
Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
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| Maximum recommended zone: |
Zone 9b
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| Plant Height: |
2-3 feet |
| Fruit: |
Showy
Edible to birds
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| Fruiting Time: |
Summer
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| Flowers: |
Other: flowers are green and combined into round heads
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| Flower Time: |
Late spring or early summer
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| Underground structures: |
Rhizome
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| Uses: |
Groundcover
Water gardens
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| Wildlife Attractant: |
Birds
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| Resistances: |
Deer Resistant
Flood Resistant
Humidity tolerant
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| Propagation: Seeds: |
Stratify seeds: 2 months cold moist treatment
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| Propagation: Other methods: |
Division
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| Pollinators: |
Wind
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- Morning Star Sedge
- Common Bur Sedge
- Sedge
- Gray Sedge
- Gray's Sedge
- Accepted: Carex grayi
- Synonym: Carex asa-grayi
- Synonym: Carex grayi var. rariflora
- Synonym: Carex grayi var. hispidula
Posted by
ILPARW (southeast Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Feb 13, 2018 1:50 PM concerning plant:
So far, I have not seen this native sedge sold by conventional nurseries, but by native plant nurseries. Prairie Nursery in Westfield, WI sells this in 3 inch pots by mail. It does well in wet or moist soils along watercourses or bodies of water, but also does well upland. It produces spiked flowers with star-like seedheads which may continue into winter for interest. The seeds are eaten by birds and waterfowl.
Posted by
sallyg (central Maryland - Zone 7b) on May 14, 2020 4:48 PM concerning plant:
I have been growing this for several years on the moist side of my property. It has volunteered around a little. It makes thick tough clumps that would be great for holding soil, and are hard to dig and divide when they get big. You may want to trim old foliage in late winter.
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