Source: Agnieszka Kwiecień Nova
Carex muskingumensis
Carex muskingumensis
Plant Names
Carex muskingumensis
Muskingum Sedge
Carex de la rivière Muskingum
Plant Characteristics
Couleur de floraison: Vert
Bloom Period: Jun - Jul
Hauteur max: 3,0 feet
Max Width: 3,0 feet (spreads by rhizome)
Light Condition:
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
More than 2 or 3 hours but less than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Soil conditions:
Tolerates medium soil condition
Tolère des conditions de sol humide
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
More than 2 or 3 hours but less than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Tolerates medium soil condition
Tolère des conditions de sol humide
Lifespan:
Vivace
des plantes qui reviennent année après année
Gardener Experience:
Spreads by rhizome
Spreads by rhizome
Landscape Uses:
Souhaitable dans les jardins de zone humide
Suitable for shoreline rehabilitation
Souhaitable dans les jardins de zone humide
Suitable for shoreline rehabilitation
Ecological Benefits:
No ecological benefits information available.
Tolerates:
Deer resistant
Tolerates sandy conditions
Tolerates acidic soil conditions
Deer resistant
Tolerates sandy conditions
Tolerates acidic soil conditions
Special Features and Considerations:
Seed and plant distribution status
No seeds available for this plant.
Nous acceptions les semences de cette plante
Faits intéressants
Muskingum Sedge forms a beautiful palm-like clumping shady groundcover up to three feet tall. Yellow to red-brown contrast with the lush green. Named after the Muskingum river in Ohio, it is popular in gardening due to its appearance. It can grow in shallow water (up to 4 inches) and can be kept in containers if they are kept in water. Mammals who use sedges as food include black bears who eat the seedheads and leaves, fox squirrels who eat the seedheads, grey squirrels who eat the seedheads, and meadow voles who eat the seeds, rhizomes and leaves.
Plant Location
Distribution according to VASCAN
Ephemeral
Native
Introduced
Excluded
Extirpated
Doubtful
Absent
Canadensis
Thrives in Ecozones
- Plaines à forêts mixtes
Ecological Benefits
Butterflies Supported by Carex muskingumensis
No butterfly data available for this plant.
Specialized Bees Supported by Carex muskingumensis
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: Pas disponible
- Sow anytime
- Stratification conditions: Can be sown in late spring in warm soil
- Stratification duration: 0 days
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:
- None
- 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: Yes, do not donate unless you know source, and there are no known cultivars in your garden or at proximity
- No harvesting video available at this time.