Fox Sedge

Carex vulpinoidea

Fox Sedge is a clumping wetland native evergreen grass with light green leaves radiating.  Stems sporting small green seedheads at the tips resembling fox tails sprawl out from the center from mid spring into summer.  Prefers part sun and wet well-drained soils. 

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance. Do not let soils dry out.  Cut foliage to the ground and remove it in late winter.  Can be weedy and spread rapidly.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Wildlife Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Native Gardens, Rock Gardens, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Wild Columbine, Goldenstar, Prairie Smoke

IMAGES: Jay Sturner from USA, Brown Fox Sedge (Carex vulpinoidea) in wet meadow at the Morton Arboretum - Flickr - Jay Sturner (2), CC BY 2.0, (2) Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, Carex vulpinoidea - fox sedge - Flickr - Matt Lavin (8), CC BY-SA 2.0, (3) Jay Sturner from USA, Brown Fox Sedge (Carex vulpinoidea) in wet meadow at the Morton Arboretum - Flickr - Jay Sturner (3), CC BY 2.0, (4) Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, Carex vulpinoidea - fox sedge - Flickr - Matt Lavin (5), CC BY-SA 2.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.