Eastern Narrowleaf Sedge
Carex amphibola
Eastern narrowleaf sedge is a clumping woodland sedge with arching blue-green blades, excellent as a lawn alternative or massed groundcover in moist shade.
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Type
- grass
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–2 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- March, April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- green
- Wildlife value
- butterflies, larval host
- Landscape uses
- border, container, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV
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