Bicknell’s/Prairie/Copper-Shouldered Oval Sedge - Carex bicknellii

Common Name: Bicknell’s/Prairie/Copper-Shouldered Oval Sedge
Scientific Name: Carex bicknellii
Sun Conditions: Full Sun (best); tolerates light/partial shade
Soil Conditions: Dry to Mesic; most drought-tolerant sedge in this table, but also tolerates wet
Height Range: 1.5-3 ft
Width Range: 3 ft
Ht. Min: 1.5 ft
Ht. Max: 3 ft
Width Min: 1.5 ft
Width Max: 2 ft
Evergreen: Semi-evergreen
Blade Width: Medium
Growth Habit: Bunching habit; more tolerant of dry soils than other Carex
Growth Rate: Medium
Bloom Time: Spring
Bloom Color: Green
Seed/Fruit Production: No
Foliage Color: Green
Hardiness Zones: 3 to 7
Deer Resistant: Yes
Poisonous: No
Ecological/Landscape Use: Prairie/meadow restoration, rain gardens, dry-to-wet transition zones
Lepidoptera Supported by Species or Family/Group: Not documented at species level; sedges broadly are larval hosts for satyr/skipper moths & butterflies