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Chamisso Sedge

Carex pachystachya

Categories
Grass
Native

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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