General:
Perennial, tufted herb from long, creeping rhizomes; stems triangular, with rough edges, 30-120 cm tall, equalling the leaves.
Leaves:
Sheaths tight, and short; blades flat, well distributed along the stem, 3-7 mm wide, the lower ones slightly reduced.
Flowers:
Spikes 3 to 10, the terminal 1 to 3 short-stalked, with male flowers, the lower spikes 2 to 7, with mostly female flowers and often several male flowers at the tops, with long stalks, 3-14 cm long, spreading or drooping; bracts subtending the spikes leaflike, sheath less, the lower ones longer than the inflorescence, the upper ones reduced.
Fruits:
Perigynia egg-shaped, 2-3.6 mm long, 1.3-2.3 mm wide, brownish-green, 3-angled, the angles rounded, smooth to somewhat wrinkled, marginally 2-nerved, entire or minutely bidentate; female scales egg-shaped, shorter or longer than the perigynia, often shortly awn-tipped, brownish-red, with lighter 3-nerved centers and translucent margins, often whitish at the tips; stigmas 2; achenes lens-shaped, granular, 1.1-1.5 mm long.
| Requirement | |
|---|---|
| Hardiness | 5,6,7,8 |
| Heat Zones | 5,6,7,8,9 |
| Climate Zones | 5, 6, 7, 8 |
| Plant Type | Ornamental Grasses |
| Plant Family | Cyperaceae |
| Exposure | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
| Season of Interest | Spring, Fall, Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring |
| Height | 2' - 3' |
| Spread | 1' - 2' |
| Water Needs | Average, High |
| Maintenance | Low, Average |
| Soil Type | Acid |
| Characteristics | Wet Soil Tolerant |
| Garden Styles | Coastal Garden |
| Planting Place | Bog Gardens |