Species is US Native, not introduced alien Seed Packet designed for 15 Square Feet of Planting Fringed Sedge is a 2’ to 5’ tall native perennial member of the sedge family. The numerous flowering stems have 2 to 6 dangling 4” long bristly appearing spikelets of seed. The flowering period is from late spring to mid-summer and the plant prefers full sun or partial shade and wet to moist rich or sandy soils. It can withstand some seasonal flooding. This is a good water feature plant and is used in wetland restoration, retention basins, and waterfowl habitat plantings. This plant is valuable to insects, butterflies, waterfowl, wading birds, turtles, numerous mammals, and other wildlife.