The Plant Store is now closed for 2023 and will re-open for sales in May of 2024

  • Please see the Using the Plant Library  page  for some tips on how to make the most of the information here to select species for creating a healthy native plant community suited to the conditions of your site.

Carex vulpinoidea, Brown Fox Sedge 

Carex vulpinoidea 

Brown Fox Sedge 

  • Very Wet, Average or Slightly Dry Soils
  • Full Sun to Partial Shade
  • Up to 36” tall, 12” to 24” spacing
  • Summer blooms 
  • Ontario Native, Thrives in Gardens and High Moisture, Meadow and Open Woodland Ecosystems

Grown from seeds sourced from Prairie Moon Nursery.

https://www.prairiemoon.com/carex-vulpinoidea-brown-fox-sedge-prairie-moon-nursery.html 

Tall for a sedge, these reach 2' 3' in height and have a recommended spacing of 1' to 2'. Adaptable to a range of settings from wet to moderatly dry soils and full sun to light shade. Online information indicates that these can spread, especially in moist settings following disturbance.

Please check out the Prairie Moon listing at the link above for more details.

Photo by Filip Verloove, Jay Sturner, Jay Sturner and Jay Sturner via Wikimedia Commons

Species that were not sown / aren't being sown for 2023 are marked with an * 
Species that are native to this continent, but not historically native to Ontario are marked with a ~ 
While it rarely comes up, I do reserve the right to limit plant quantities, mostly to help ensure that as many native plant gardens as possible become a reality
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