Heavy Sedge The Celtic Farm yellow-orange fruits

yellow-orange fruits

They have a whimsical look to them with conspicuously drooping rose-pink to pale purple petals

well-drained sandy loams

the plant doesn’t have a prominent stem

Bloom: March-November

Heavy Sedge The Celtic Farm yellow-orange fruitsCarex gravida Also known as Heavy fruited Sedge, Long awned Bracted Sedge Heavy Sedge exhibits thin, green, grass like leaves and grows in clumps. It is a good choice as a ground cover plant in the northern parts of Texas as it can handle drier soils and an either full sun or partial shade. The Prairie Chicken, Wild Turkey, Ring Necked Pheasant, native sparrows, and winter songbirds eat the seeds or seedheads. Skipper and moth caterpillars also feed