Carex crinita

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Fringed Sedge

Grown from seed

  • Semi-evergreen/evergreen, perennial sedge; 2-3’ tall

  • Attractive seed spikelets cause its waxy-green foliage to droop; acts as green mulch for nearby taller plants by cooling soil & outcompeting weeds

  • Thrives in wet, fertile soil; naturally found in wetlands where its deep roots contribute to erosion control and water filtration; good choice for rain gardens, pond gardens, and wetland plantings

  • Host plant to various butterflies, skippers, moths and grasshoppers including the Eyed Brown Butterfly

  • Small mammals and wetland birds (sedge wrens, ducks, swans, etc.) forage on seeds in fall/winter and nest in the sedge tufts

  • Can spread aggressively via rhizomes and seeds to form colonies

Size:

Fringed Sedge

Grown from seed

  • Semi-evergreen/evergreen, perennial sedge; 2-3’ tall

  • Attractive seed spikelets cause its waxy-green foliage to droop; acts as green mulch for nearby taller plants by cooling soil & outcompeting weeds

  • Thrives in wet, fertile soil; naturally found in wetlands where its deep roots contribute to erosion control and water filtration; good choice for rain gardens, pond gardens, and wetland plantings

  • Host plant to various butterflies, skippers, moths and grasshoppers including the Eyed Brown Butterfly

  • Small mammals and wetland birds (sedge wrens, ducks, swans, etc.) forage on seeds in fall/winter and nest in the sedge tufts

  • Can spread aggressively via rhizomes and seeds to form colonies

Details

  • Green, Tan

  • Summer

  • 2-3’

  • Medium, Wet

  • Full, Partial, Shade

  • Eyed Brown

  • OBL - obligate; almost always occurs in wetlands

  • 60 days of cold stratification required; light needed for germination