Awned Graceful Sedge (Davis' Sedge) - Carex davisii

Common Name: Awned Graceful Sedge (Davis' Sedge)
Scientific Name: Carex davisii
Sun Conditions: Full Sun to Part Shade (best part sun/part shade)
Soil Conditions: Moist to Wet; prefers alkaline/calcareous
Height Range: 1.5-3 ft
Width Range: 1-1.5 ft
Ht. Min: 1.5 ft
Ht. Max: 3 ft
Width Min: 1 ft
Width Max: 1.5 ft
Evergreen: No (deciduous; goes dormant in hot dry summers)
Blade Width: Medium
Growth Habit: Clump-forming with short rhizomes; culms lean/flop at maturity
Growth Rate: Medium
Bloom Time: Spring
Bloom Color: Green (seed heads age orange-brown)
Seed/Fruit Production: Yes (distinctive football-shaped seed clusters)
Foliage Color: Green
Hardiness Zones: 4-7
Deer Resistant: Yes
Poisonous: No
Ecological/Landscape Use: Shady wetlands, erosion control, floodplain/streambank restoration
Lepidoptera Supported by Species or Family/Group: Appalachian Brown (Satyrodes appalachia)