Carried by 11 nurseries
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Carex obnupta is a species of sedge known by the common name slough sedge. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California where it grows crudsaline habitat such as wetlands. The plant produces upright, angled stems approaching 1.2 meters in maximum height, growing in beds or colonies from rhizome networks. The flower cluster is a cluster of flower spikes accompanied by a long leaflike leaf. The pistillate spikes and sometimes the staminate spikes dangle on peduncles. The fruit is coated by a hard, tough, shiny perigynium which is generally dark in color.
Grass
3 - 4 ft Tall
Upright
Fast
Yellow
Spring
Containers, Deer resistant, Water features or wet habitats
Deep Shade
Moderate, High
Fast, Medium, Slow
Tolerant of a variety of garden soils as long as sufficient moisture is available.
4*, 5*, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17*, 24
Moist saline places
Closed-cone Pine Forest, Coastal Prairie, Coastal Strand, North Coastal Coniferous Forest, Wetland-Riparian
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 7 likely
American Ear Moth
Amphipoea americana
Common Ringlet
Coenonympha tullia
Olive Green Cutworm Moth
Dargida procinctus