Carex muskingumensis
(palm sedge, muskingum sedge)
(palm sedge, muskingum sedge)
Category: Grasses, Sedges and Rushes
Height: Groundcover, 12 – 24 inches
Spread: 24 inches
Location: Bottom, Sides
Native Status: KS, IA
Comments & Cautions:
will flop in full shade; performs best with consistent moisture; not widely available commercially
Recommended For:
Bioretention and Rain Gardens
This plant prefers that the level of moisture in your soil be: Wet or Medium
This plant prefers Loam or Clay soil.
This plant DOES have a salt tolerance.
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Plant Form
mounded, dense, clump-forming; spreads by rhizomes and seed; groundcover
Foliage
light green, grass-like leaves; yellow after frost; medium-fine texture
Flowers
insignificant; arching tan seed heads persist through summer