palm sedge plant Palm Sedge (Carex muskingumensis) 2x2x3" Pot — Native Plants Unlimited LLC

palm sedge plant Palm Sedge (Carex muskingumensis) 2x2x3" Pot — Native Plants Unlimited LLCA. k. a. muskingum sedge*. A distinctive, showy, fairly tall sedge that hosts several species of moth, butterfly, and skipper! Prefers part sun shade will tolerate full sun with sufficient moisture, and will tolerate full shade but tends to flop. Light: Full Sun, Part Sun Shade, Shade Soil Moisture: Wet, Wet Mesic, Mesic Soil Type: Loam Height: 2' 3' Bloom Time: May Jun Root Type: Rhizome Notable Wildlife Interactions: Hosts multiple moths, skippers,

A.k.a. muskingum sedge*. A distinctive, showy, fairly tall sedge that hosts several species of moth, butterfly, and skipper! Prefers part sun/shade- will tolerate full sun with sufficient moisture, and will tolerate full shade but tends to flop.

Light: Full Sun, Part Sun/Shade, Shade

Soil Moisture: Wet, Wet Mesic, Mesic

Soil Type: Loam

Height: 2'-3'

Bloom Time: May-Jun

Root Type: Rhizome

Notable Wildlife Interactions: Hosts multiple moths, skippers, and butterflies including the eyed brown butterfly, broad-winged skipper, and tufted sedge moth. Also supports a few leafhoppers, a spittle bug, and several beetles. Seeds are eaten by many wetland birds including ducks, woodcocks, sparrows, and towhee. Some squirrels and voles utilize it as a minor food source. The dense, fairly tall leaves provide cover when the plants grow in colonies.

*This common name, and the species name, is derived from a river in Ohio along which this sedge grows.