Scirpus acutus

AKA: Schoenoplectus acutus var. occidentalis
Scirpus are not grasses, they are perennial sedges
Upright cylindrical gray-green stems have 3 to 4 slender sheathed leaves at the base
Panicled seed heads emerge terminally from one side of the stem
Seeds are beige-brown and form groups of small spikelets
Bloom Time: June to August

ZONE:
3

COLOUR:
Brown

HEIGHT:
100-175 cm

SPREAD:
50-100 cm

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Grows in marshes, along pond shorelines, and in bogs, in full sun to light shade. This sedge spreads by rhizomes and can be grown in water up to 1.5 m deep.

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