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
- 1–2.5 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist, wet
- Soil pH
- neutral, acidic
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- green, brown
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, larval host, mammals
- Landscape uses
- border, rain garden, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AR, CT, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV