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Enter the approximate length and width of the area you will be planting and click 'Calculate' to determine how many Carex stricta you will need.
*Correct and successful spacing is complex and depends on project conditions.
Carex stricta
Tussock Sedge
- Graceful, thin, deep green leaves
- Blades arch to form grass clumps
- Provides food and cover for watchable wildlife
- Category: Ornamental Grass
- Hardiness Zone: 5-8
- Height: 3-4 ft
- Spread: 3-4 ft
- Bloom Color: Green
Foliage Color
| • | Green |
Attributes
| • | Container |
| • | Edging |
| • | Fall Color |
| • | Fast Growing |
| • | Great Foliage |
| • | Low Maintenance |
| • | Mass Planting |
| • | Native |
| • | Naturalizing |
| • | Ornamental Grass |
| • | Water's Edge / Bog Plant |
Season of Interest (Flowering)
| • | Summer |
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Carex stricta
Sun to light shade. Best color in full sun. Prefers consistently moist, fertile soil but tolerates drier conditions. Thrives in shallow standing water. Suffers under drought stress. Most effective when planted in masses.