Carex grayi

Also called Mace Sedge, Gray Sedge

Forms a slightly arching tight upright clump
Semi-evergreen leaf blades are 15 mm wide
Flower spikes are followed by unique light green star- or mace-shaped seed pods
Seed pods are 2.5 cm in diameter and turn a chocolate-brown, persisting into winter
Bloom Time: May
Grass Type: Cool Season

ZONE:
3

COLOUR:
Brown

HEIGHT:
60-80 cm

SPREAD:
50-60 cm

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Best grown in a moist to wet soil, in partial shade. Can grow in full sun with adequate moisture, but the colour is deeper in a shadier location. Old leaves can be pruned out in early spring.

Additional Notes about Morning Star Sedge:

Native to Ontario

Cool Season Grasses: These grasses do the majority of their growing in early spring and start again when temperatures start to cool in the fall. During the warmer summer months, they stop growing and some will even go dormant. Cool season grasses flower in the spring or early summer. Most cool season grasses grow best in a consistently moist soil.

Larval host for moths and butterflies, including the Appalachian Brown Butterfly.
Large seedheads feed large and small birds and small mammals.