Carex bushii – Bush’s sedge

    Bush’s sedge was a pleasant surprise on Wedding Prairie at Witt’s End Homestead.  We first noticed it in the wheel tracks of the path to this go-back prairie in a year when rain was plentiful.  Like most sedges, it likes mesic or moist sites, but it also grows well in this upland prairie hillside. It still shows up …

Carex sprengelii – long-beak sedge

    Our plant of the week this week is a sedge.  Like all sedges, it has a triangular stem. Long-beaked sedge is one of the best sedges for shade, and makes a wonderful plant for dappled shade or sun.  It is an excellent filler for the landscape with gracefully drooping leaves which make a good backdrop for flowers such …