General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Flowers: Other: flowers are small and combined into spikes
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Erosion control
Groundcover
Will Naturalize
Propagation: Seeds: Stratify seeds: Needs 2 months cold moist treatment.
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Pollinators: Wind
Miscellaneous: Monoecious

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Common names
  • Eastern star sedge
  • Wood Sedge
  • Sedge

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Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Date: 2016-04-25
Tiny flowers, cream-colored and thicker male parts (stamens) mixe
Comments:
  • Posted by Cyclaminist (Minneapolis, Minnesota - Zone 5a) on Apr 30, 2016 11:36 PM concerning plant:
    Very slender leaves, but they tend to flop over in summer. Reseeds abundantly in the right conditions.

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