$7.50
Carex stricta, Tussock Sedge, Native Grasses, Perennial Grass Plugs, Wetland Grass
Wholesale pricing is based on quantity. 50 plants (plugs) per tray with a required minimum purchase of 5 plants per species.
5 or more $7.50 each
25 or more $3.50 each
50 or more $1.65 each
300 or more $1.50 each
1,000 or more Call
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Native Oak Trees are dug and shipped while dormant, late November to early spring.
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Order Minimum
There is a minimum order total of $150.00.
before tax (VA residents only) and shipping.
There are NO EXCEPTIONS.
Description
Carex stricta, Tussock Sedge, Native Grasses, Perennial Grass Plugs, Wetland Grass
Botanic Name (s): Carex stricta
Common Name(s): Tussock sedge Upright sedge
Mature height :1-3.5ft
Mature spread:2-3ft
Flower Color/ Bloom Time : May-August, red-purple rown
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Soil moisture: Moist Wet
Soil Ph:3-5.7
Soil Type: Clay Soil- High clay content, fine texture
Loamy Soil- mostly silt, sand, some clay
Sandy soil, coarse texture
Native Habitat: Fresh tidal and non-tidal marshes, shrub swamps, floodplain forests, hardwood swamps
Notes: Grows in clumps, tolerates flooding to 6 inches
Fragrant Erosion Control Flood Tolerant
Average Wildlife Value: Songbirds
OBL- Almost always occur in wetlands
Native to Coastal Regions
Native To Mountain Regions
Native to Piedmont Regions
Native Grass
Carex stricta is valuable for Wetland Restoration and Erosion Control in Bioswales and drainage ditches. This sedge can be used to reduce maintenance and hold ground on various shorelines. Plants are useful in Deer Resistant Plantings, Wet Meadows, Stormwater Projects and Wildlife Gardens.
Benefit
Use Wildlife: Excellent nesting habitat for rails and snipes.
Use Other: Harvested for insulation in ice packing houses and used for rug making. (Kershaw)
Attracts: Birds , Butterflies
Larval Host: Mulberry Wing butterfly (Poanes massasoit)
Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA)
Eyed Brown
(Satyrodes eurydice)
Larval Host
Learn more at BAMONA Mulberry Wing
(Poanes massasoit)
Larval Host
Learn more at BAMONA Black Dash
(Euphyes conspicua)
Larval Host
Learn more at BAMONA
Carex stricta, Tussock Sedge, Native Grasses, Perennial Grass Plugs, Wetland Grass
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