Oval-leaf Sedge
Carex cephalophora
Oval-leaf sedge is a small, adaptable woodland sedge that tolerates dry shade, with tidy clumps and capitate seed heads. A fine native lawn or groundcover alternative.
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Type
- grass
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2.6–2.6 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- yellow, green
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, larval host, mammals
- Landscape uses
- border, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV
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