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Cyperaceae
True fox sedge
Carex vulpina
Also known as Carex spicata, Carex vulpina var. tenuior, Carex vulpina f. laeviuscula, Carex vulpina var. divulsa
Native Plants · Sedge · Cyperaceae · Wetland · Pond Margin · Rain Garden · Marginal Plant · Moisture Loving · Wildlife Garden · Carex · Boggy Soil
True fox sedge is a robust, clump-forming perennial sedge that thrives in moist to wet soils, making it an excellent choice for pond margins, rain gardens, and boggy areas. Plant in part shade to full sun with consistently damp or waterlogged soil; it requires little care once established and will spread gradually to form attractive dense clumps. Its dark brown seed heads provide winter structure and are valuable for wetland wildlife planting schemes.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water generously and consistently; tolerates wet or waterlogged conditions · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Division
Hardiness
USDA 3a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- 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
- Albania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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