Carex sprengelii

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Carex sprengelii | long-beaked sedge

Long-beaked sedge is a fine-textured native woodland sedge that prefers part shade to shade and average to moist soils. It forms small clumps which produce attractive seed heads in late spring. Useful as an attractive groundcover for woodland or shady gardens, long-beaked sedge has rich-green foliage that pairs well with wild geranium, woodland phlox, and Jacob’s ladder. Plants reach 18-24” tall.

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Carex sprengelii | long-beaked sedge

Long-beaked sedge is a fine-textured native woodland sedge that prefers part shade to shade and average to moist soils. It forms small clumps which produce attractive seed heads in late spring. Useful as an attractive groundcover for woodland or shady gardens, long-beaked sedge has rich-green foliage that pairs well with wild geranium, woodland phlox, and Jacob’s ladder. Plants reach 18-24” tall.

HABIT

Height: 12-24”’

Bloom Time: spring

SITE CONDITIONS

Light: part shade, full shade

Soil: medium-wet, average

CULTIVATION TIPS

Establishment: easy, no special requirements

Deer Resistance: high

INTERACTIONS

Wildlife Support: Sedges provide cover and are a food source for birds and mammals.

Other: The Carex genus is a host for many species of Lepidoptera larvae.

CONSERVATION

Native Range: Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest

Seed Propagated: yes