Cherokee Sedge
Carex cherokeensis
An adaptable, fine-textured native sedge forming soft green tufts with arching seed spikes. A versatile groundcover or lawn substitute for sun or shade, wet or average soil.
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Type
- grass
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.5–1 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- green, brown
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, larval host
- Landscape uses
- border, groundcover, container, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MO, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA
Related native plants
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- Eastern Woodland Sedge (Carex blanda)
- Tussock Sedge (Carex stricta)