False Hop Sedge

Carex lupuliformis

native · Central Texas

False Hop Sedge is a grass native to Central Texas that grows 4 ft tall. It wants full sun. Blooms not applicable in Apr–May.

Wet ground only. A wetland plant: it needs standing water or saturated soil — a pond edge, creek bank or rain garden, not a dry upland bed.

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The facts

4 sources

Type: Grass
Sun: Full sun (6–8 hrs of direct sun)
Height: About 4 ft
Bloom: Apr–May · not applicable

Where it grows

2 occurrence records in Central Texas (GBIF).

Can you buy it?

Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.