Aquatic Plants, Pond Plants, Locally Grown, Minneapolis St. Paul MN, Native
Type: Marginal pond plant, shallow bog plant
Flower: Interesting greenish flowers emerge late spring-mid summer. Sharp, triangular foliage.
Height: 18-36″
Light: Full sun to part shade
Zone: 4-8
Carex comosa (bottle brush sedge) grows in clumps and has a fibrous root system. It likes wet soils and is good for the edge of a pond or bog, or rain garden. Native to North America. Disease and insects not a big problem with this hardy water garden plant!