Carex amphibola
Creek Sedge
- Mounding habit, shiny narrow leaves are often semi-evergreen
- Woodland or shade garden
- Moist to wet soils
- will self-seed
- Deer resistant
- Category: Grasses, Natives, MD Native Plants
- Hardiness Zone: 3-9
- Height: 12-18 in
- Spread: 12-18 in
- Spacing: 15-24 in
- Foliage Color: Green
Attributes
| • | Cold Tolerant |
| • | Container |
| • | Erosion control |
| • | Low Maintenance |
| • | Maryland Native Plant |
| • | Mass Planting |
| • | Native |
| • | RainGarden |
Foliage Color
| • | Green |
Exposure
| • | Shade/ Part Shade |
Critter Resistance
| • | Deer Resistant |
Soil Moisture
| • | Moist, Well Drained |
Season of Interest (Flowering)
| • | Spring |
Additional Information about Carex amphibola
Carex amphibola is a valuable Groundcover or Edging Plant for a Shade Garden. This sedge is useful in meadows and is a good component for a Grouping or Mass Planting. Plants provide Erosion Control and Winter Interest and are appropriate for Deer Resistant Plantings, Low Maintenance Plantings, Restoration Projects and Wildlife Gardens. Carex amphibola is a great native substitute for the popular Asian groundcovers Liriope muscari and Ophiopogon japonicus.