Heavy Sedge blue feather As the seeds mature

As the seeds mature

They also flourish in wet soils

Plants do well in average garden soils and tolerate poor soils as long as drainage is good

and lovely flower heads

in the moist woods east of central Texas

Heavy Sedge blue feather As the seeds matureCarex gravida Also known as Heavy fruited Sedge, Long awned Bracted Sedge Heavy Sedge exhibits thin, green, grass like leaves and grows in clumps. It is a good choice as a ground cover plant in the northern parts of Texas as it can handle drier soils and an either full sun or partial shade. The Prairie Chicken, Wild Turkey, Ring Necked Pheasant, native sparrows, and winter songbirds eat the seeds or seedheads. Skipper and moth caterpillars also feed