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Carex hystericina

Porcupine Sedge

Prickly cylindrical spikelets produce brown seed spikes over the loose, open tufts of green leaves.

  • »  Tuft-forming sedge with an upright, cascading habit
  • »  Leaves are green, about 6 mm wide, triangular in cross section
  • »  Prickly cylindrical spikelets
  • »  Seed heads droop downward, up to 8 cm long
  • »  Bloom Time: June
  • »  Grass Type: Cool Season

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  • Category:Grasses
  • Hardiness Zone:4
  • Height:60-80 cm
  • Spread:50-60 cm
  • Bloom Color: Brown
Exposure
• Full Sun
• Partial Sun/Shade
Soil Moisture
• Moist to Wet Soils
• Moist to Average
• Well-drained
Attracts Wildlife
• Attracts Birds
Growth Rate
• Medium
Critter
• Deer Resistant
Attributes
• Deciduous
Flowering Time
• Lt. Spr-Sum
Habit
• Clumping
• Upright
• Weeping
Foliage Color
• Green
Landscape uses
• Ground cover
• Naturalizing
Planting instructions
• Container Plants
Additional Information about Carex hystericina

Native to Ontario and much of North America. 

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 hystericina

The root system is fibrous and rhizomatous and often forming colonies of plants. Grows best in full sun or partial shade, and moist to wet conditions.