Short-Headed Bracted/Oval-Headed Sedge - Carex cephalophora

Common Name: Oval-headed Sedge (Short-Headed Bracted Sedge)
Scientific Name: Carex cephalophora
Sun Conditions: Full Sun to Full Shade (best dappled/part shade)
Soil Conditions: Dry-Mesic to Moist; loam, clay, rocky, sand
Height Range: 8 in-2 ft
Width Range: 1-1.5 ft
Ht. Min: 8 in
Ht. Max: 2 ft
Width Min: 1 ft
Width Max: 1.5 ft
Evergreen: Yes, evergreen/semi-evergreen
Blade Width: Medium
Growth Habit: Tight clump-forming tufts
Growth Rate: Medium
Bloom Time: Spring to Summer
Bloom Color: Green/Brown
Seed/Fruit Production: No
Foliage Color: Green
Hardiness Zones: 3-8
Deer Resistant: Yes
Poisonous: No
Ecological/Landscape Use: Woodland groundcover, rain gardens, naturalizing in shade
Lepidoptera Supported by Species or Family/Group: Various skippers and moths (per Prairie Moon); host to several butterfly caterpillars