Copper Shouldered Oval Sedge is a prairie sedge found in both upland and river bottom prairies. It tolerates a range soils and does well in full sun or light shade. This sedge greens-up in spring before the warm season grasses …
Copper Shouldered Oval Sedge, Carex bicknellii, is a prairie sedge found in both upland and river bottom prairies. It tolerates a range soils and does well in full sun or light shade. The fine-textured foliage forms an attractive tufted base about two feet high, and the flowering stalks can reach up to three feet. This sedge greens-up in spring before the warm season grasses begin to grow, and the signature copper-colored oval seed heads appear in early summer.
Useful in rain gardens, bioretention areas, banks & slopes, sedge meadows and garden plantings. Carex bicknellii tolerates drought better than many other sedges, but can decline if it is over shaded by taller, more aggressive plants. Listed as endangered in Maine, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Native plants can be grown outside of their native range in the appropriate growing conditions. This map shows the native range, as well as the introduced range, of this species.
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