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Stormwater Management
Carex bromoides
Common Name: Brome-like sedge
Native to North America
Tough and adaptable, should be used in all wetlands restoration projects. Will tolerate periods of being submerged, this clump forming ground cover prefers part sun to part shade in moist to wet soils. Flowers appear in late spring into summer,…
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Carex comosa
Common Name: Bristly sedge, Longhair sedge
Native to North America
Erect clumps of triangular stems form from short rhizomes. Drooping spikelets impart a bottlebrush effect. Found along ponds, lakes, in wetlands and wet meadows, providing food and cover for water fowl.
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Carex crinita
Common Name: Fringed sedge
Native to North America
This sedge is suited for shaded wetlands, it has blue/green foliage and drooping seed heads.
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Carex grayi 'New Moon Mighty'
Common Name: New Moon Mighty grays sedge
Native to North America (selection)
Carex grayi ‘New Moon Mighty’ is a cool season grass with semi-evergreen light green, grass-like foliage. Interesting spiked seed heads, which are larger on New Moon Mighty, develop and remain in the winter. This plant prefers …
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Carex muskingumensis
Common Name: Palm sedge
Native to North America
This distinctive sedge resembles a miniature palm. Slow, creeping.
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Carex sprengelii
Common Name: Long Beaked Sedge
Native to North America
Carex sprengelii is a lovely cool season woodland sedge. Plants form small colonies from short rhizomes. Foliage is bright green to chartreuse and semi-evergreen with narrow glossy blades. In early spring greenish-white o…
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Carex stricta
Common Name: Tussock sedge
Native to North America
This beautiful sedge deserves a spot in the ornamental water garden, great form.
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Carex vulpinoidea
Common Name: Fox sedge
Native to North America
Tough and adaptable, should be used in all wetlands restoration projects.
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Cephalanthus occidentalis
Common Name: Buttonbush
Native to North America
A deciduous shrub commonly found in moist to wet areas in full sun to partial shade. Long 6" leaves do not emerge until late spring. In early to mid-summer, very interesting white globed shaped flowers appear that look like pin cushions…
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