Carex tenera
Narrow Leaf Oval Sedge
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Narrow Leaf Oval Sedge is a perennial sedge that grows in moist woodlands, along streambanks, and in floodplains. It is native to the North Central and Northeastern United States. This sedge is a versatile plant, growing in full sun or partial shade. It requires moderate moisture and is tolerant of somewhat drier conditions than many sedges. Narrow Leaf Oval Sedge grows in tufts to about two to three feet tall with slender foliage. This species flowers from April to June on erect, sharply triangular stems bearing small, bur-like seedheads.
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USDA Hardiness Zone 3-6
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Good Companions
Eastern Woodland Sedge
(Carex blanda),
Davis Sedge
(Carex davisii),
Mead's Sedge
(Carex meadii),
Bur Reed
(Carex sparganioides),
Virginia Spiderwort
(Tradescantia virginiana),
Shining Blue Star
(Amsonia illustris),
Virginia Bluebells
(Mertensia virginica),
Wingstem
(Verbesina alternifolia),
Yellow Wake Robin
(Trillium luteum),
Golden Alexanders
(Zizia aurea),
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
(Arisaema triphyllum)
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