Texas Sedge
Carex texensisTexas Sedge is a grass native to Central Texas that grows 0.5–1 ft tall and 1 ft wide. It wants full sun or part shade and medium water. Blooms not applicable in Mar–May. Evergreen — it holds its leaves through winter. Deer rarely browse it. Good for birds and small mammals.
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The facts
4 sources- Type
- Grass
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade (4–8 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Medium
- Height
- 0.5–1 ft
- Spread
- 1 ft
- Bloom
- Mar–May · not applicable
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Soil
- Recorded on dry, moist, rocky, sand
- Deer
- High — deer rarely browse it
- Wildlife
- Supports birds and small mammals
Where it grows
Recorded in this EPA Level IV ecoregion in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:
1 occurrence record 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.
also grows from seed It starts readily from seed, so a packet from a native-seed supplier, or seed collected with permission, is often the easiest way to get a plant no nursery pots.