A nice ever-green sedge that is extremely versatile. Plant it in full sun or full shade with moist to semi-dry conditions. Common Wood Sedge can tolerate a wide range of soil types. A low-mounded profile makes it great for landscaping.

Grow in a woodland garden as a groundcover. For a more formal look, trim dead foliage before plants leaf out in early spring. Low, mounding sedge that is very versatile. Green flower spikes appear in late spring. Wonderful native substitute for Liriope. Birds and small mammals feed on the seeds. Where Should I Start? Check out the Grow Native!

Carex blanda is a common sedge of upland woods but is found in a wide range of soil types and moisture levels, and may spread aggressively in disturbed, shaded soils. Carex is a large genus, with over 600 species in North America and 150+ in Minnesota alone.

Mar 26, 2025 · Common Wood Sedge is a food source for grasshoppers, the larvae of billbugs, leafminer flies, stink bugs, and aphids. It is a host plant for the caterpillars of the Appalachian Brown and Eyed Brown moths.

Common Woodland Sedge has been found in both deciduous and deciduous/coniferous woodlands (or mixed woodlands). This sedge can be found in high quality woodlands, but it is also common in degraded woodlands and other habitats with a history of disturbance.

This sedge occurs in deciduous and mixed deciduous/coniferous woods and in high quality or disturbed habitats. Carex blanda can also serve as a shade tolerant groundcover in tallgrass prairies. Hardy from USDA Zones 3-9.

Common Wood Sedge is a cool season short sedge that will sprawl if left to its own devices. With competition, it forms polite clumps. Typically found in savanna situations in wet to mesic soils, it will tolerate prairie sun as it is an understory plant to larger species.

Feb 28, 2025 · A chunky sedge that does well with seeds and stays green most of the year.

Common Wood Sedge is the sedge as likely found in the compacted gravel at the edges of a driveway, baking in the afternoon sun, as it is in woodlands -where it is most commonly found. A versatile plant for woodland plantings and restorations, for trail-side and elsewhere, but not great for traditional flower gardens.

Carex blanda, or Wood Sedge, is an evergreen, perennial sedge growing in moist to dry soils and part sun or full shade. Wood Sedge displays deep green flower spikes above its leaves in late spring. Wood Sedge offers a low-mounded profile, ideal as a groundcover in your landscaping or shade gardens.