Plant Names
Carex cryptolepis
Northeastern Sedge
Carex à écailles cachées
Plant Characteristics
Couleur de floraison: Vert
Bloom Period: Jun - Jun
Hauteur max: 1,5 feet
Max Width: 0,0 feet (spreads by rhizome)
Light Condition:
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
Soil conditions:
Tolère des conditions de sol humide
Lifespan:
Vivace
des plantes qui reviennent année après année
Gardener Experience:
Ne se propage pas de manière incontrôlable
Spreads by rhizome
Landscape Uses:
Souhaitable dans les jardins de zone humide
Suitable for woodland gardens
Ecological Benefits:
No ecological benefits information available.
Tolerates:
Tolerates sandy conditions
Tolerates acidic soil conditions
Special Features and Considerations:
Seed and plant distribution status
No seeds available for this plant.
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Faits intéressants
Northeastern Sedge is a native perennial that forms attractive clumps of narrow, arching green leaves. It is found in wet meadows, marshes, open woodlands, and along stream edges. Its fine texture makes it useful in rain gardens, wetland plantings, and naturalized borders. It can tolerate seasonal flooding. It forms clumps rather than aggressively spreading. You can divide established clumps in spring if needed. It does not perform well in dry soil.
Plant Location
Native to Ottawa region: Oui
Distribution according to VASCAN
Ephemeral
Native
Introduced
Excluded
Extirpated
Doubtful
Absent
Thrives in Ecozones
- Maritime de l'Atlantique
- Plaines boréales
- Bouclier boréal
- Plaines à forêts mixtes
Ecological Benefits
Butterflies Supported by Carex cryptolepis
No butterfly data available for this plant.
Specialized Bees Supported by Carex cryptolepis
No bee data available for this plant.
Complementary Plants
- No complementary plants found.
Substitute For Non-Native Plants
No substitute plant data available for this plant.
Sowing Information
Download Seed Envelope Labels (PDF)
- Sowing depth: None
- Sow anytime
- Stratification duration: Not Available
Harvesting and Seed Sharing
- Harvest start month: August
- Harvesting indicator:
- Seeds easily fall off when you gently pull them off
- Harvesting:
- Utiliser la main pour détacher de la tige principale
- Seed viability test:
- Pas de test requis avant le don
- Packaging measure: 1 rounded 1/8 teaspoon
- Seed storage:
- Sécher à l'air dans un sac en papier ou contenant ouvert, pour quelques jours jusqu'à sec
- Secouer de temps à autre pour prévenir la moisissure
- Cultivar: No, you can donate without knowing the source as there are only straight species
- No harvesting video available at this time.
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