Carex aquatilis (Water Sedge) Height - 2'-3'

Carex aquatilis (Water Sedge) Height - 2'-3'Carex aquatilis (Water Sedge) is a warm season sedge that forms a rhizomatous mass and reaches about five feet high. It can be quite aggressive so if used in wetland restorations it can compete well with invasive species, however, be cautious on small landscapes. This sedge prefers standing water, but can also thrive in saturated soil conditions. Many butterflies, moths, and skippers use it as larval food and several species of waterfowl consume the

it thrives in wet to wet-mesic soils

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At about 2 feet high blooms in summer with loose clusters of brown seed atop green foliage

and wet forests in natural areas in Illinois

As plantings establish it gives way to your native perennials

Photo 1: By James Steakley (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3

Reaching about five feet high

June And July

but it has grass-like leaves and produces a light blue or white flower

Height 6'-8'