About Hop Sedge

Mop of 24” leaves and blooming stalks with 3–12" cylinders of prickly spikelets in early summer. Useful for rain gardens and shorelines. An important source of food for waterfowl and songbirds. Seed from Anoka or Washington County, Minn.

About Sedge, Native

Glossy, arching leaves. Perennial useful as a shady lawn substitute in moist, rich soil. Clump-forming unless noted otherwise. Prefers partial to full shade, but will grow in full sun if soil is kept moist. Deer- and rabbit-resistant.

Pot Size & Price
4.5-in. pot
$12.00
Height
18"–36"
Sunlight Exposure
Partial Sun shade
Catalog
G039

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Carex grayii, showing green mace-like grass flowers
Photo from Bluebird Nursery

Gray's Sedge

Catalog
G029
Carex eburnea, green grass-like blades, curving toward the ground
Photo from Mississippi State University trial gardens

Ivory Sedge

Catalog
G030
Care muskingumensis, long green grass-like blades and brown seed heads
Photo by Jay Sturner, used under Creative Commons 2.0

Palm Sedge

Catalog
G031
Carex pennsylvanica, green grass, wavy
Photo by Chhe from the Wikimedia Commons

Pennsylvania Sedge

Catalog
G033
Carex rosea, arched mop of green grassy stems
Photo by Krzysztof Ziarnek from the Wikimedia Commons

Rosy Sedge

Catalog
G032