Common Oak Sedge* - Carex pensylvanica

Change the culture of lawns. Try replacing a bit of non-native turf grass with short, wavy grass-like Oak Sedge. Leave it unmowed to feed birds, and native insects, and to serve as a host plant to various moths. You might even find a grasshopper living in your yard! Birds that may be attracted include Finches, Chickadees, Titmice, Cardinals, and others. Soil Type: Clay/Loam/Sand Soil Conditions: Average-Dry Flower Color: N/A Flower Time: Cool Season Height: 1' Light: Part-Sun/Shade Features: Native Lawn Alternative, Birds, Larval Host, Groundcover Credits: Info courtesy of IllinoisWildflowers.Info; Photo courtesy of Centerton Nursery, Inc.