Carex plantaginea
Plantain-leaved Wood Sedge
Almost evergreen foliage is bright green with a puckered look and subtle purple-brown flowers. Wide foliage, similar to ramps.
- Height: 12" – 18"
- Width: 18" – 24"
- Soil Conditions: Moist
- Flower Color: Green
- Bloom Time: May
- Hardiness Zone: 4 To 8
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Plant Characteristics - Carex plantaginea
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Attracts Wildlife
- Attracts Wildlife
- Attracts Butterflies
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Critter Resistance
- Deer Resistant
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Plant Habit
- Mound
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Light Conditions
- Shade to Part Sun
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Native Plant Community
- Woodland
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Flower Color
- Green
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Flower Hue
- Light
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Flower Type
- Insignificant
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Flower Height
- 12" to 18"
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Foliage Color
- Green
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Leaf Texture
- Medium
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Flower Form
- Single
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Flower Size
- 1/4" or Less
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Soil Moisture
- Moist
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Prune Time
- Jan/Feb/March
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Growth Rate
- Average
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Origin
- Greater Midwest
Possible Substitutions for Carex plantaginea
Campanulastrum americanum (NGN)
Tall Bellflower
Matching Attributes
- Plant Habit: Mound
Heuchera richardsonii (NGN)
Prairie Alumroot
Matching Attributes
- Plant Habit: Mound
Asclepias verticillata (NGN)
Whorled Milkweed
Matching Attributes
- Plant Habit: Mound
Frequently Purchased With Carex plantaginea
Dryopteris marginalis
Marginal Wood Fern, Leather Wood Fern
Sporobolus heterolepis (NGN)
Prairie Dropseed
