Curly-styled wood sedge or Rosy sedge - Carex rosea

Features: Fine-leaved with a stature of 12’ tops, this carex provides a delicate structure to the woodland garden. Forms clumps and will slowly spread by seed. Stays slightly evergreen at the base; in the fall, some amount of red color is formed. In winter the top sections are straw-colored.

Light: Part shade/shade

Soil: Very adaptable, wet to dry

Height: 0.75-1 foot

Blooms: April to May

See more information and photos at: Minnesota Wildflowers and USDA Plants Database

Photos: Midwest Groundcovers, Wikimedia