White Bear Sedge

White Bear Sedge Carex albursina Light to medium shade, wet to medium moisture level, organically rich soil.  2 feet height. Germination Code:  C(60) Native Region:  Scattered statewide except absent in most all of the Coastal Plain Province Cool season. A distinctive, striking sedge of forests.  Attracts birds. sedge;shade;wet;loam sedge;shade;medium;loam

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