Bebb’s Sedge

Common Name: Bebb's sedge Scientific Name: Carex bebbii Layer: Groundcover, Vignette, Structure Light Conditions: Sun, Part-sun, Shade Soil Conditions: Dry, Moist-drained, Moist Bloom Colour: Green Season of Interest: Spring, Summer, Fall Suitable for: Lawn replacement, Septic bed, Shoreline Description: Busy providing habitat and stabilizing the soil in wet areas. How do you recognize a sedge? Sedges have edges—roll their stems and notice a triangular shape.
  • Common Name: Bebb’s sedge
  • Scientific Name: Carex bebbii
  • Layer: Groundcover, Vignette, Structure
  • Light Conditions: Sun, Part-sun, Shade
  • Soil Conditions: Dry, Moist-drained, Moist
  • Bloom Colour: Green
  • Season of Interest: Spring, Summer, Fall
  • Suitable for: Lawn replacement, Septic bed, Shoreline
  • Description: Busy providing habitat and stabilizing the soil in wet areas. How do you recognize a sedge? Sedges have edges-roll their stems and notice a triangular shape.