Frank's Sedge
Carex frankii
Frank's sedge bears bottlebrush-like cylindrical seed heads in summer on tolerant clumps that thrive in wet, disturbed ground. An easy sedge for damp sites.
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Type
- grass
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–2.5 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- wet, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, acidic
- Bloom
- June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- green, brown
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, larval host, mammals
- Landscape uses
- border, rain garden, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AR, DC, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV