Carex vulpinoidea

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Fox Sedge,
Brown Fox Sedge

Grown from seed

  • Semi-evergreen, perennial sedge; 1-3’ tall

  • 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

  • Upright tufts make for excellent medium-sized ground cover; acts as green mulch for nearby taller plants by cooling soil & outcompeting weeds

  • Host plant to various skippers and moths including Eyed Brown, Sordid Wainscot, and Mulberry Wing

  • Insects such as grasshoppers, katydids, and beetles feed on the foliage

  • Small mammals and wetland birds (Virginia rails, mallards, 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:

Fox Sedge,
Brown Fox Sedge

Grown from seed

  • Semi-evergreen, perennial sedge; 1-3’ tall

  • 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

  • Upright tufts make for excellent medium-sized ground cover; acts as green mulch for nearby taller plants by cooling soil & outcompeting weeds

  • Host plant to various skippers and moths including Eyed Brown, Sordid Wainscot, and Mulberry Wing

  • Insects such as grasshoppers, katydids, and beetles feed on the foliage

  • Small mammals and wetland birds (Virginia rails, mallards, 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

  • 1-3’

  • Medium, Wet

  • Full, Partial

  • Eyed Brown
    Sordid Wainscot
    Mulberry Wing

  • OBL - obligate; almost always occurs in wetlands

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