| Description | Bicknell’s Sedge (Carex bicknellii) is a prairie sedge that is found growing in both wet river bottoms and drier areas. |
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| Pronunciation | (KAIR-ex) |
| Plant Type | Grass Ornamental |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-7 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Fruit | oval shaped seed heads, copper colored |
| Dimensions | 1-3 feet high, space 18 inches |
| Propagation | spores, division |
| Native Site | Eastern North America |
| Misc Facts | "Genus name from Latin means cutter in reference to the sharp leaves and stem edges (rushes are round but sedges have edges) found on most species' plants". AKA: Copper Shouldered Oval Sedge |
| Notes & Reference | #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org), #224-Prairie Nursery web site (www.prairienursery.com) |
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