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Sallow Sedge

Sallow sedge, Carex lurida

Ornamental grass (sedge) with yellow-green seed heads that look like spiked corncobs.



  • Scientific Name: Carex lurida

  • Other Names: Shallow Sedge (incorrectly named), Lurid Sedge

  • Flower Size: 1 - 1.5 inches

  • Plant Height: 2.5 feet

  • Flower Color: Green

  • Bloom Time: April, May, June, July, August

  • Petal: Other

  • Leaf: Alternate

  • Stem:

  • Environment: Moist, Part Shade, Sun, Wet

  • Location: Hatcher Creek Greenway, Indian Creek Greenway, Shiloh Greenway

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