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Lakebank Sedge

Carex lacustris

Lakebank sedge is a tall, rhizomatous sedge that armors shorelines and marshes with blue-green foliage, excellent for erosion control on wet banks.

Family

Cyperaceae

Type

grass

Lifespan

perennial

Height

5–5 ft

Spacing

1–2 ft apart

Light

sun, part shade, shade

Soil moisture

moist

Soil pH

acidic, neutral

Bloom

May, June, July

Bloom colors

green

Wildlife value

songbirds, larval host, mammals

Landscape uses

specimen, erosion control, naturalizing

Native states

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