hop sedge
Carex lupulina
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size2 to 4 feet tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Grass/grass-like
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Not applicable
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Hop sedge (Carex lupulina) is a grass for woodland gardens, rain gardens, and low maintenance beds. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer rarely make it their first choice. It grows at a moderate rate and forms a clump up to 47 inches tall. Butterflies, bees, and birds visit it.
Pairs well with Swamp milkweed, Blue flag, and Cardinal flower.
Native range
AL, AR, CT, DC, and 35 more places. See all 39
AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV; NB, NS, ON, and QC.