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Enter the approximate length and width of the area you will be planting and click 'Calculate' to determine how many Carex stricta you will need.

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Carex stricta

Tussock Sedge

  • Graceful, thin, deep green leaves
  • Blades arch to form grass clumps
  • Provides food and cover for watchable wildlife

  • Category: Grasses
  • Hardiness Zone: 5-8
  • Height: 3-4 ft
  • Spread: 3-4 ft
  • Bloom Color: Green
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Carex stricta

Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun
Foliage Color
Green
Habit
Mounding
Upright
Season of Interest (Foliage)
Summer Bloomer
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Carex stricta

Sun to light shade. Best color in full sun. Prefers consistently moist, fertile soil but tolerates drier conditions. Thrives in shallow standing water. Suffers under drought stress. Most effective when planted in masses.

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