Tussock Sedge (Carex stricta) - Native Wetland Grass

(Wetland Species) Tufted Sedge that enjoys wetland type areas. Their colonies form by underground rhizomes. Beautiful, Bright Green foliage grows upright and arches like fountain waters. It is native to Eastern & Central North America and found as far west as Texas! It is host to such species as the Appalachian Brown Butterfly and the Eyed Brown Butterflies. Wetland birds and turtles also like to to eat the seeds that it produces. The sedge wren feeds & nests in this sedge. Great for naturalizing 'wet' areas Photo Courtesy of Our Growing Friends at Tidwell Nurseries in Greenville, Georgia Ornamental Characteristics Category Ornamental (Wetlands) Sedge Deer Resistant? Yes Environmental Characteristics