Carex gracillima (Purple-sheathed Graceful Sedge)

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Carex gracillima (Purple-sheathed Graceful Sedge)A cool weather performing sedge, its common name derives from the basal purple sheaths it bears. It prefers mesic to moist soil and grows happily in areas with partial shade. The terminal and lateral spikes of the inflorescence are slender and drop right above the fountain of bluish green leaf blades. The seeds serve as a food source for some waterfowl and songbirds. Sun Exposure Savanna Woodland Soil Conditions Wet to Wet Mesic Height 3' Flower Time

It grows well in very dry soils and in normal soils will likely need help against overcrowding neighbors

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giving it another common name of musclewood

Sun Exposure Savanna/prairie

Requires little fertilizer if any

If using in a fall/winter seeding most will not germinate in the spring

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this blazing star favors dry sites and lean soils

I have seen this species grow in full sun

This tree is uncommon to rare in all of Illinois particularly in northern Ilinois where it is only found sparingly in the Chicago area

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Flower Time March