Carex squarrosa - Narrow-leaved Cattail Sedge

Narrow-leaved Cattail Sedge has narrow, green foliage and it forms small clumps. Attractive, spikey, green seedheads appear in late spring. Carex squarrosa is useful for ditches, wet areas, and meadows. Tolerates shade. Narrow-leaved Cattail Sedge is also called Squarrose Sedge. Its specific epithet, squarossa, is Latin for “scaly and rough,” perhaps referring to the green, spiky seedheads found on this native sedge

Height: 1.5-2 ft

Sun: Full Sun to part shade

Water: Wet

Bloom color: Green

Bloom time: April - September