Carex crinita

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Carex crinita | fringed sedge

Grow more sedges! Replacing lawns with diversity-rich plantings is never a bad idea, but please don’t neglect our native sedges (grass-like species) when replanting. Carex crinita is one of the taller sedges, reaching 2-3’ tall, with pendulous green flowers that cause the leaves to bend and arch under the weight of the developing seed heads. It is clump-forming and fast growing and is especially useful in high-moisture soils, including areas that experience periodic flooding. A sedge for full sun, fringed sedge is well-suited for cultivation in wet meadows, rain gardens, and alongside ponds and streams.

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Carex crinita | fringed sedge

Grow more sedges! Replacing lawns with diversity-rich plantings is never a bad idea, but please don’t neglect our native sedges (grass-like species) when replanting. Carex crinita is one of the taller sedges, reaching 2-3’ tall, with pendulous green flowers that cause the leaves to bend and arch under the weight of the developing seed heads. It is clump-forming and fast growing and is especially useful in high-moisture soils, including areas that experience periodic flooding. A sedge for full sun, fringed sedge is well-suited for cultivation in wet meadows, rain gardens, and alongside ponds and streams.

Carex crinita | fringed sedge

Grow more sedges! Replacing lawns with diversity-rich plantings is never a bad idea, but please don’t neglect our native sedges (grass-like species) when replanting. Carex crinita is one of the taller sedges, reaching 2-3’ tall, with pendulous green flowers that cause the leaves to bend and arch under the weight of the developing seed heads. It is clump-forming and fast growing and is especially useful in high-moisture soils, including areas that experience periodic flooding. A sedge for full sun, fringed sedge is well-suited for cultivation in wet meadows, rain gardens, and alongside ponds and streams.

HABIT

Height:3’

Bloom Time: early summer

SITE CONDITIONS

Light: sun, part sun

Soil: wet, medium-wet

CULTIVATION TIPS

Establishment: rapid, forms large clumps

Deer Resistance: high

INTERACTIONS

Other: food source for wetland birds and turtles

CONSERVATION

Native Range: local ecotype

Seed Origin: Massachusetts