cattail sedge
Carex typhina
USDA zones4 to 8
Sizeup to 2.5 feet tall
- Habit
- Grass/grass-like
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Yellow , green , brown
Notes
Cattail sedge (Carex typhina) is a grass that grows up to 30 inches tall in the garden. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). It blooms in late spring and again in early to late summer. Its flowers are yellow, green, and brown, which adds soft color to the clump. It grows wild from eastern Canada to the central and eastern United States.
Pairs well with Bee balm, Winterberry, and Big bluestem.
Native range
AL, AR, CT, DC, and 31 more places. See all 35
AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV; ON, and QC.