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Carex comosa
Bristly Sedge (Bottlebrush Sedge)
Upright, cascading plant with shiny, green leaves. Spikelets of warm-brown-coloured seed heads will droop downward.
- » Tuft-forming sedge with an upright, cascading habit
- » Leaves are green, about 6 mm wide, triangular in cross sections
- » Seed heads droop downward, in clumps of 2-6 spikelets, up to 8 cm long, May through July
- » Grass Type: Cool Season
Plug50
$8.75
Attracts Wildlife
| • | Attracts Birds |
Growth Rate
| • | Medium |
Critter
| • | Deer Resistant |
Foliage Color
| • | Green |
Landscape uses
| • | Bog or water garden |
Planting instructions
| • | Container Plants |
Additional Information about Carex comosa
Cool Season Grasses: These grasses do the majority of their growing in early spring and start again when temperatures start to cool in the fall. During the warmer summer months they stop growing and some will even go dormant. Cool season grasses flower in the spring or early summer. Most cool season grasses grow best in a consistently moist soil.
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Carex comosa
Best grown in full sun and moist to wet conditions. Colonizes slowly by rhizomes. Tolerates some salt.
