Carex arctata
Drooping woodland sedge

$6.00

Seeds per packet  100
Light  Shade, part shade
Moisture  Medium to dry
Height  25 to 75 cm
Flowering  May – June
Germination code L
Other common names Black sedge, compressed sedge, drooping wood sedge

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Drooping Woodland Sedge is an excellent ground cover in a shaded woodland garden. When flowering it has tall, delicate stems with elegant grass spikelets that cascade down the stem. ⁣

🦋 Host plant for Eyed Brown (Lethe eurydice), Appalachian Brown (Lethe appalachia), Broad-winged Skipper (Poanes viator)⁣.

For germination instructions see the Seed Treatments page.