prairie sedge
Carex prairea
USDA zones3 to 7
WaterHandles moist to wet soil
Sizeup to 3.5 feet tall
- Habit
- Grass/grass-like
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Not applicable
- Foliage color
- Copper colored.
Garden uses
Notes
Prairie sedge (Carex prairea) is a grass for meadow plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes moist to wet soil. The copper colored foliage reaches up to 40 inches tall. It blooms from early to late summer. In the wild, it grows in wet meadows, bogs, fens, and along lakeshores, so it suits damp sites.
Pairs well with Blue flag, Royal fern, and White phlox.
Native range
CT, IA, ID, IL, and 25 more places. See all 29
CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NE, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SD, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY; AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, QC, and SK.