Carex stricta
Tussock Sedge
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Rich green, fine-bladed leaves form dense mounds or "tussocks." Useful for water gardens, swales, around the edge of ponds or streams or in moist soil as a ground cover.
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USDA Hardiness Zone 4-8
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Good Companions
Joe Pye Weed
(Eupatorium purpureum),
Blue Lobelia
(Lobelia siphilitica),
Rose Mallow
(Hibiscus lasiocarpos),
Christmas Fern
(Polystichum acrostichoides),
Copper Iris
(Iris fulva),
Lady Fern
(Athyrium filix-femina)
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