Common Wood Sedge
Common Name: Common Wood Sedge
Latin Name: Carex blanda
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Lime green, soft thread-like leaves form clumps with whitish-green flowers on spikes in spring. Best planted with some competition to inhibit its natural tendency to sprawl along the ground. In restoration settings, can spread aggressively on disturbed sights. Important food source for birds, insects, and other animals. Woodcock, Wild Turkey, Ruffed Grouse, cardinals, sparrows, and Gray Squirrels are visitors to sedges. Wisconsin native sedge that is tolerant of wide range of soil types.
Core Characteristics
Mature Height: 12-18"
Mature Width: 12-18"
USDA Hardiness Zone: to zone 3
Light Requirements: Full Sun, Part Shade, Shade
Features & Benefits: Attracts Birds, Cool Season, Deer Resistant, Wisconsin Native, Benefits Wildlife
Common Name: Common Wood Sedge
Latin Name: Carex blanda
Visit Plant Profile >>Description & Overview
Lime green, soft thread-like leaves form clumps with whitish-green flowers on spikes in spring. Best planted with some competition to inhibit its natural tendency to sprawl along the ground. In restoration settings, can spread aggressively on disturbed sights. Important food source for birds, insects, and other animals. Woodcock, Wild Turkey, Ruffed Grouse, cardinals, sparrows, and Gray Squirrels are visitors to sedges. Wisconsin native sedge that is tolerant of wide range of soil types.
Core Characteristics
Mature Height: 12-18"
Mature Width: 12-18"
USDA Hardiness Zone: to zone 3
Light Requirements: Full Sun, Part Shade, Shade
Features & Benefits: Attracts Birds, Cool Season, Deer Resistant, Wisconsin Native, Benefits Wildlife