trefle.io · Taken Jan 1, 1900 by EOL − USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. (public)
Cyperaceae
Oval-leaf sedge
Carex cephalophora
Also known as Diemisa cephalophora, Oval sedge, Carex cephalophora, Carex cephalophora var. bracteosa
Native Plants · Sedge · Native · Woodland · Rain Garden · Perennial · Shade · Clumping · Wetland · Naturalized
Oval-leaf sedge is an easy-care native perennial that prefers consistently moist soil and partial shade conditions. This clumping sedge works well in rain gardens, woodland settings, and naturalized areas. Water regularly during dry periods and divide clumps in spring if they become overcrowded.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4.8–7
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 2.5 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 8 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Germany, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Masachusettes, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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