Carried by 1 nurseries
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Carex pachystachya is a species of sedge known by the common name Chamisso sedge. It is native to western North America from Alaska to Saskatchewan to California, where it grows in dry to wet areas in many types of forest and grassland habitat. This sedge produces dense clumps of erect stems up to 1.2 meters in maximum height. The flower cluster is a dense or open cluster of several spikes of flowers. The pistillate flowers are covered in reddish or brown leafs. The fruit is coated in a sac called a perigynium which is brown or coppery with a metallic sheen and a long dark tip.
Grass
2 - 4 ft Tall
Upright
Moderate
Red
Spring
Containers
Partial Shade
Prefers loamy or clay soils. Grows poorly in sandy soils.
Spring-moist meadows and open places
Douglas-Fir Forest, North Coastal Coniferous Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Wetland-Riparian
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 8 likely
American Ear Moth
Amphipoea americana
Common Ringlet
Coenonympha tullia
Olive Green Cutworm Moth
Dargida procinctus