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Sedge Porcupine

Common Name: Sedge

Botanical Name: Carex`

Variety: Porcupine

Blossom Color: N/A

Bloom Time: Jun

Zone: 3 to 9

Exposure: Sun

Mature Height: 36"

Mature Width: N/A

Notes: Porcupine Sedge has fine leaves and is good for wet soils in full sun. Tolerates temporary flooding. Grows in wet prairies, swamps, grassy fens, sedge meadows and marshes. Sedges are a food source for wetland insects and waterfowl.