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Fox Sedge
Carex vulpinoidea
Chicago-region native. Suited to zone 6a.
Fast rain-garden filler sedge Fits Native Plant Gardens, Rain Gardens and Formal Gardens.
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- Light
- Full sun–part shade
- Moisture
- Moist–wet
- Mature size
- 2–4 ft
- Spacing
- 18–30 in
- Bloom or harvest
- Seedheads Jun–Aug
- How it spreads
- Strong clump / self-seeding
- What to buy
- Plug or division; seed for restoration-scale work.
- When to plant
- Apr–May or late Aug–Sep; wet-site plugs should be installed only when site hydrology is stable.
In the design
Leave standing through winter; cut back in early spring.
