Common name: Plantain-Leaved Sedge
Scientific name: Carex plantaginea
Category: Native Sedge, Common Perennial
Sample mature size: 1 m tall, 0.5 m wide; 3.5 ft tall, 2 ft wide
Sunlight: Partial-sun
Water: Dry, Medium-dry
Soil: Clay, Sand, Loam
Blooms: Green in May
Natural habitats: Woodland-shaded, Roadsides-ravines
Wildlife benefits: Beneficial insects π, Deer resistant π±
Points of interest: - Leaves provide food and shelter for local moths and insects while seeds are often eaten by birds and rodents
- Member of the diverse sedge genus (Carex spp.) made up of hundreds of species all characterized by triangular edges - rather than round blades of tall grasses - and textured spikelets or spikes
- Many species can make excellent groundcovers in wet and shady areas where grasses do not grow
