Bristly Sedge
Carex comosa
Bristly sedge is a bold wetland sedge with shaggy, bristly seed heads dangling over pond and marsh edges. Striking structure and cover for aquatic wildlife.
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Type
- grass
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–4 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- wet
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- June, July
- Bloom colors
- green, brown
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, larval host, mammals
- Landscape uses
- specimen, border, rain garden, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, CA, CT, DE, FL, IA, IL, IN, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, VA, VT, WA, WI