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Cyperaceae
Carex otrubae
Carex otrubae
Also known as Carex vulpina f. nemorosa, Carex vulpina f. bracteata, Carex vulpina f. interrupta, Vignea otrubae
Native Plants · Sedge · Carex · Moisture-Loving · Bog Plant · Pond Margin · Ground Cover · Shade Tolerant · Rain Garden · Cyperaceae · Wetland
Carex otrubae, commonly known as false fox-sedge, is a robust perennial sedge that thrives in moist to wet soils in partial shade, making it ideal for rain gardens, pond margins, and boggy areas. It requires little maintenance beyond occasional division every few years to prevent overcrowding. Its dense clumping habit provides excellent ground cover and habitat for small wildlife.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist; does well near water features or boggy areas · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4.5–7.5
- Temperature
- -35°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Division
Hardiness
USDA 3b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 6 in – 18 in
- Spread
- 12 in
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Central European Rus, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., Finland, France, Germany
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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