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Carex crinita
Fringed Sedge
Dense clumps support strap-like, green leaves. Bristly flower spikelets produce golden-brown seed clusters.
- » Tuft-forming sedge with an upright, cascading habit
- » Strap-like leaves are green, about 12 mm wide, triangular in cross section
- » Bristly flower spikelets top this plant
- » Golden-brown seed clusters, up to 10 cm long, droop downward
- » Bloom Time: May to June
- » Grass Type: Cool Season
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Growth Rate
| • | Fast |
Critter
| • | Deer Resistant |
Attributes
| • | Native to Ontario |
Flowering Time
| • | Spring |
Foliage Color
| • | Green |
Planting instructions
| • | Container Plants |
Additional Information about Carex crinita
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 crinita
The root system is fibrous and rhizomatous and often forms colonies of plants. Best grown in full sun to partial shade, and moist to wet conditions.