Long-beaked sedge
Family: Cyperaceae (Sedge
Family)
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Height: 1-3 feet
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Spread: 2 feet
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Bloom Time: May to June
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Bloom: greenish-white or pale yellow
spikelets are held above the leaves; pendulous green to brown seedheads follow
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Light: full sun to
part shade
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Soil: average,
well-drained
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Moisture: prefers moist
or wet soil
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Use: ground cover or
accent; rain garden; attracts songbirds
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Care: low maintenance
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Concerns: no serious
insect or disease problems
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Native to: native in
Alaska and the southern Canadian provinces south to Delaware and west to
Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico.
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Notes: numerous
pendulant seedheads rise on long stems from the greenish-yellow clumps of
narrow, glossy blades; deer resistant
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Supplier: Agrecol Native Nursery
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Naturalistic Garden H124, Pollinator
Garden C066, Rain Garden J004
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