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Carex lupulina

Hop sedge

Carex lupulina, Hop sedge,  is a tall, shade tolerant sedge that has similar but longer seed heads than Carex intumescens.  Hop sedge has a clump forming erect stature that makes it a nice accent in a shady woodland water garden.  Hop sedge also performs well in wetland restorations.  Grows 3-4’ tall.

• »  Loose clumping green foliage with 'hop like' seed heads
• »  Bottomland woodlands and streamside habitat

• Category

  • Native Wetland Grasses

• Characteristics

  • Exposure -Sun
  • Partial Shade
  • Shade
  • 2' - 4'
  • Clumping
  • Spring
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • High Marsh - Saturated Soil
  • Low Marsh 0 - 6"
  • Green
  • Amphibians
  • Cover
  • Food
  • Nesting
  • Songbirds
  • Waterfowl
  • Deer Resistant
  • FACW+
  • Bog/Marsh
  • Marginal
  • Sedge
  • Cut Flower
  • Dried Flower
  • Erosion Control
  • Fibrous Roots
  • Great Foliage
  • Mass Planting
  • Native
  • Naturalizing
  • Rain Garden
  • Storm Water Basin
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