Carex stricta
(tussock sedge)
(tussock sedge)
Category: Grasses, Sedges and Rushes
Photo Credits: John Hilty, Illinois Wildflowers; Andy Szatko, Omaha Stormwater Program
Height: 24 – 36 inches
Spread: 24 inches
Location: Bottom, Sides
Native Status: NE
Comments & Cautions:
forms tussocks (clumps) in wet conditions; spreading into large colonies under drier conditions; good groundcover for light shade areas
Recommended For:
Bioretention and Rain Gardens
This plant prefers that the level of moisture in your soil be: Wet
This plant prefers Loam soil.
The plant DOES NOT have a salt tolerance.
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Plant Form
rhizomatous to clump-forming
Foliage
evergreen; narrow and grass-like
Flowers
reddish-brown blooms May-June; not showy