hairy sedge
Carex lacustris
USDA zones3 to 7
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles moist to wet soil
Sizeup to 5 feet tall
- Habit
- Grass/grass-like
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Not applicable
- Foliage color
- Green
Notes
Hairy sedge (Carex lacustris) is a grasslike plant with stout, slender stems. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and moist to wet soil. It grows up to 60 inches tall and has bluish-green leaves. Clusters of brown seed capsules cling high on the stem. It blooms from late spring to mid summer.
Pairs well with Sensitive fern, Hosta, and Bladdernut.
Native range
CT, DC, DE, IA, and 31 more places. See all 35
CT, DC, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SD, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV; MB, NB, NL, NS, ON, PE, QC, and SK.