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Crested Sedge

Carex cristatella

Crested sedge is a clumping wet-meadow sedge with bristly, star-like seed heads, quick to establish in sunny moist ground. Good for wetland restoration and rain gardens.

Family

Cyperaceae

Type

grass

Lifespan

perennial

Height

1–3 ft

Spacing

1–2 ft apart

Light

sun, part shade

Soil moisture

wet, moist

Soil pH

acidic, neutral

Bloom

June, July, August

Bloom colors

green, brown

Wildlife value

songbirds, larval host, mammals

Landscape uses

naturalizing

Native states

CT, DC, DE, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SD, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV