Tussock Sedge is a tufted native aquatic grass with evergreen foliage. Its new fountain-like foliage is a bright green, which grows above its old straw-like leaves that are retained for a year creating a layered effect. In spring clumps rise above the foliage and when the green flowers mature they are replaced by chocolate brown seed clusters. Prefers partial sun and wet soils.
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Type:
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Orn. Grass
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Origins:
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N.C and East N. America; SE Native
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Height:
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3' - 4'
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Spread:
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1’ - 2’
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Spacing:
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1’
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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5 - 8
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Culture:
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Full Sun, Part Sun
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Bloom Color:
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Green
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Season of Interest:
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Spring, Year-Round
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Wildlife Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Ponds and Streams, Water garden, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Wool Grass, Monkey Flower, Goldenrod
IMAGES: Photo by Frank Mayfield, Carex stricta COMMON TUSSOCK SEDGE (2) gmayfield10, Carex stricta, CC BY-SA 2.0, (3) Photo by Patrick Alexander, Along a tributary of Casias Creek
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
