Carex blanda (Common Wood Sedge)

Carex blanda (Common Wood Sedge) is a cool season short sedge that will sprawl if left to its own devices. With competition, it forms polite clumps, without competition use it's agressive nature to fill in bare areas quickly. Very commonly found in savannas and woodlands in wet-mesic to dry-mesic soils, it will tolerate prairie sun as it is an understory plant to larger species. Stocky seedheads form in spring atop winged stems. An important food source for insects, mammals and birds. Sun Exposure Savanna/Woodland Soil Conditions Mesic, Dry-Mesic, Dry Height 2' Flower Color Green Flower Time April-May Frequently Asked Questions Why Purchase From Natural Communities Native Plants? What Native Plants Should I Buy? What Can I Expect: Shipping/Free Local Pick Up? What Are Your Plant Sizes?   Why Plant Natives? Photos By Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons