Name: Bristly Sedge, Bottlebrush Sedge
Brand: NVK Nurseries
SKU: 3965-PL72
Price: 5.0 CAD
Availability: InStock

Carex comosa

This ornamental grass forms a graceful clump is valued for its texture, movement, and four-season presence in the mixed border or mass planting.

Bold foliage provides strong textural contrast in the mixed border from spring through winter.
Flower heads add a secondary layer of ornament through summer and autumn.
Leave stems standing through winter for wildlife value and structural interest; cut back hard to 10–15 cm in early spring.
Best in full sun to partial shade with moist, wet soil.

Size

72 plugs per tray

50 plugs per tray

$5.00

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Quantity

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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight

Full sun, Partial shade

Soil Moisture

Wet, Moist

Hardiness Zone

3 – 3

Mature Height (meters)

1.0 – 1.25

Mature Spread (meters)

0.5 – 0.6

Growth Rate

Medium

Foliage Colour

Green

Fall Colour

Yellow

Bloom Time

Summer

Habit

Upright

Deer Resistant

✓

Rabbit Resistant

✓

Attracts Birds

✓

Ontario Native

✓

Landscape Uses

Rain garden, Mass planting, Groundcover

Growing & Maintenance Tips

Best grown in full sun and moist to wet conditions. Colonizes slowly by rhizomes. Tolerates some salt.

Notes

Native toOntario Cool Season Grasses: These grasses do the majority of their growing in early spring and start again when temperatures start to cool in the fall. During the warmer summer months they stop growing and some will even go dormant. Cool season grasses flower in the spring or early summer. Most cool season grasses grow best in a consistently moist soil.