Common Name
Cattail sedge
Plant Form
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Duration
Perennial
Max Height (ft)
3.0
Growth Rate
Medium
Region
Coastal
Piedmont
Mountain
Hardiness Zone
5,
6,
7,
8
Commercially available
Yes
Additional Info
Floodplain forests, alluvial swamps, and upland depression swamps; especially abundant in shallowly seasonally flooded bottomlands under hydrophytic oaks such as Quercus palustris, Q. phellos, and Q. lyrata. Frequent and locally common in the inner coastal Plain and outer piedmont of s. and c. Virginia; infrequent or rare elsewhere.
Flower Color
Green
Flower Prominence
Reduced
Bloom Time
Spring
Early Summer
Late Summer
Light Requirements
Partial sun
Shade
Moisture Requirements
In Water
Wet
Moist
Soil Texture
Loamy
Sandy
Nurseries that may carry live plant
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