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
- 0.5–1.5 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, acidic
- Bloom
- May, June
- Bloom colors
- green, brown
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, larval host, mammals
- Landscape uses
- border, groundcover, container, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AR, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV