Carex muskingumensis (Palm Sedge)
GARDEN SITE: ☀️-⛅ Average, medium to wet soil. Tends to flop in too much shade.
SIZE: 2-3 ft. SPREAD: 2-3 ft.
FLOWERS: Yellow, May-September
WILDLIFE: Food source for birds, butterflies and moths.
LARVAL HOST TO: Satyr Larvae
ZONE: 4-9
NATIVE TO: AR , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , MI , MN , MO , OH , OK , TN , WI
Resembling small, feathery palms, this sedge is a dense, clump forming variety with bright green leaves and arching flowering spikes. Foliage turns a pretty copper color before going dormant for the winter. Slowly naturalizes by rhizomes in optimum growing conditions. Mass in moist, lightly shaded areas near ponds or streams. Deer and drought tolerant.
GARDEN SITE: ☀️-⛅ Average, medium to wet soil. Tends to flop in too much shade.
SIZE: 2-3 ft. SPREAD: 2-3 ft.
FLOWERS: Yellow, May-September
WILDLIFE: Food source for birds, butterflies and moths.
LARVAL HOST TO: Satyr Larvae
ZONE: 4-9
NATIVE TO: AR , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , MI , MN , MO , OH , OK , TN , WI
Resembling small, feathery palms, this sedge is a dense, clump forming variety with bright green leaves and arching flowering spikes. Foliage turns a pretty copper color before going dormant for the winter. Slowly naturalizes by rhizomes in optimum growing conditions. Mass in moist, lightly shaded areas near ponds or streams. Deer and drought tolerant.
GARDEN SITE: ☀️-⛅ Average, medium to wet soil. Tends to flop in too much shade.
SIZE: 2-3 ft. SPREAD: 2-3 ft.
FLOWERS: Yellow, May-September
WILDLIFE: Food source for birds, butterflies and moths.
LARVAL HOST TO: Satyr Larvae
ZONE: 4-9
NATIVE TO: AR , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , MI , MN , MO , OH , OK , TN , WI
Resembling small, feathery palms, this sedge is a dense, clump forming variety with bright green leaves and arching flowering spikes. Foliage turns a pretty copper color before going dormant for the winter. Slowly naturalizes by rhizomes in optimum growing conditions. Mass in moist, lightly shaded areas near ponds or streams. Deer and drought tolerant.
