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Chamisso Sedge

Carex pachystachya

a single chamisso sedge with leaves a littl eunder half the height of the inflorescence stalks, which rise above and nod

Photo Credit: Matt Lavin, Fllickr, CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED

chamisso sedge mixed in with other plants

Photo Credit: Matt Lavin, Fllickr, CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED

Close up of chamisso sedge seed heads, that rise above the rest of the plant and are brow and look randomly stuck together

Photo Credit: Matt Lavin, Fllickr, CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED

Plant Description

Hardy, evergreen clumping sedge with attractive brown seed heads that grow to a height of 20″. Tolerant of a variety of conditions from sun to shade and wet to drought.

Plant Details

Life Forms	Grass or Grass-like
Habitats	Bottomland forests Ditches Floodplains Gravel bars Lakes Marshes Ponds Riparian areas Riparian forests Seeps Streams Swamps Waterways Wet prairies Wetlands
Soil and Moisture Conditions	Dry to wet
Special Uses	Attracts pollinators and or other beneficial insects Deer resistant Drought tolerant Erosion control Evergreen Good groundcover Ornamental Provides soil stabilization Restoration/revegetation
Shade Preference	Full shade Full sun Part shade
Mature Height	up to 24"

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