Plant Names
Carex festucacea
Fescue Sedge
Carex fausse-fétuque
Plant Characteristics
Couleur de floraison: Vert
Bloom Period: Apr - Jun
Hauteur max: 2,0 feet
Max Width: 1,0 feet
Light Condition:
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
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:
Self-seeding
Self-seeding
Landscape Uses:
No landscape information available.
Ecological Benefits:
No ecological benefits information available.
Tolerates:
Tolerates limestone conditions
Tolerates sandy conditions
Tolerates limestone conditions
Tolerates sandy conditions
Special Features and Considerations:
Seed and plant distribution status
Semences disponible
Disponible à la table Mi-soleil, humide
Disponible à la table Mi-soleil, humide
Nous acceptions les semences de cette plante
Faits intéressants
Fescue sedge is a fine-textured native sedge commonly found in woodlands, meadows, forest edges, and stream corridors. It forms attractive clumps of narrow, grass-like foliage.
Its understated flower spikes appear in spring and early summer, contributing subtle texture rather than showy blooms.
Its adaptability and neat appearance make it valuable for naturalistic designs and habitat-focused landscapes.
Its understated flower spikes appear in spring and early summer, contributing subtle texture rather than showy blooms.
Its adaptability and neat appearance make it valuable for naturalistic designs and habitat-focused landscapes.
Plant Location
Distribution according to VASCAN
Ephemeral
Native
Introduced
Excluded
Extirpated
Doubtful
Absent
Canadensis
No ecozone information available for this plant.
Ecological Benefits
Butterflies Supported by Carex festucacea
No butterfly data available for this plant.
Specialized Bees Supported by Carex festucacea
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: Couvrir très légèrement
- Sow by February
- Stratification duration: 60 days
- Self-seeding
Harvesting and Seed Sharing
- Harvest start month: July
- 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.