troublesome sedge
Carex molesta
USDA zones3 to 8
Sizeup to 24 inches tall
- Habit
- Grass/grass-like
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Yellow , green , brown
Notes
Troublesome sedge (Carex molesta) is a grass for naturalizing, meadow plantings, and woodland edges. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This clumping plant grows up to 24 inches tall. It blooms in late spring and early to mid summer with yellow, green, and brown flowers. The blooms are small and sit on slender spikes above the foliage.
Pairs well with Sensitive fern, Minuteman hosta, and American spikenard.
Native range
AL, AR, CA, CO, and 32 more places. See all 36
AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SD, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV; ON, and QC.