Chamisso sedge is native to western North America and is found in many types of habitats. It can tolerate drier conditions than most of our native sedges. It grows in wet prairies but also on forest edges.Spikes 4 to 12, aggregated into a dense head, 1-2.5 cm wide, unstalked, with both female and male flowers, the female ones towards the tips; bracts subtending the spikes sheathless, reduced, inconspicuous.Perigynia egg-shaped, 3-4 mm long, 1-1.5 mm wide, dark green to dark brown, the margins winged nearly to the bases, the upper 1/2 fringed with teeth, lightly several-nerved on the back, with faint nerves or nerveless below, the beaks shallowly bidentate, up to 1 mm long, narrowly margined and toothed below; female scales elliptical, chestnut-brown to dark brown, with slightly lighter midribs, somewhat shorter and narrower than the perigynia; stigmas 2; achenes lens-shaped, 1.1-1.5 mm long.
| Requirement | |
|---|---|
| Hardiness | 6,7,8,9 |
| Heat Zones | 6,7,8,9,10 |
| Climate Zones | 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
| Plant Type | Ornamental Grasses |
| Plant Family | Cyperaceae |
| Exposure | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
| Season of Interest | Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer |
| Height | < 1' |
| Spread | < 1' |
| Water Needs | High |
| Maintenance | Low |
| Soil Type | Acid |
| Characteristics | Evergreen, Drought Tolerant |
| Garden Styles | Coastal Garden |
| Planting Place | Bog Gardens |