Sartwell's Sedge
Carex sartwellii
Sartwell's sedge spreads by rhizomes into uniform stands in wet prairies and marshes, useful for stabilizing and restoring sunny wetlands.
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Type
- grass
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- wet, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- May, June
- Bloom colors
- green, brown
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, larval host, mammals
- Landscape uses
- specimen, border, rain garden, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- IA, IL, MI, MN, MT, NE, NY, OH, WI