Tussock Sedge is a tufted native aquatic grass with evergreen foliage.  Its new fountain-like foliage is a bright green, which grows above its old straw-like leaves that are retained for a year creating a layered effect.  In spring clumps rise above the foliage and when the green flowers mature they are replaced by chocolate brown seed clusters.  Prefers partial sun and wet soils.

Type:	Orn. Grass
Origins:	N.C and East N. America; SE Native
Height:	3' - 4'
Spread:	1’ - 2’
Spacing:	1’
USDA Hardiness Zone:	5 - 8
Culture:	Full Sun, Part Sun
Bloom Color:	Green
Season of Interest:	Spring, Year-Round

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Low maintenance.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Wildlife Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Ponds and Streams, Water garden, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Wool Grass, Monkey Flower, Goldenrod

IMAGES: Photo by Frank Mayfield, Carex stricta COMMON TUSSOCK SEDGE (2) gmayfield10, Carex stricta, CC BY-SA 2.0,  (3) Photo by Patrick Alexander, Along a tributary of Casias Creek

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.