awlfruit sedge
Carex stipata
USDA zones3 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Sizeup to 4 feet tall
- Habit
- Grass/grass-like
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Not applicable
- Foliage color
- Green
Garden uses
Notes
Awlfruit sedge (Carex stipata) is a grass for meadow plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun and average to wet soil. It grows 2 to 3 feet tall, or more, with a cluster of brown seed capsules high on each stem. The leaves are coarse and long. Seeds make up 25% of the diet of the swamp sparrow.
Pairs well with Pickerel weed, Swamp milkweed, and Foxtail barley.
Native range
AK, AL, AR, AZ, and 54 more places. See all 58
AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY; AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK, and YT.