Plantain-Leaved Sedge - Carex plantaginea | Pots ready spring-summer

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 🐞, Deer resistant 🌱

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