backyard sedge

This is a sedge from the laxiflora group - I think Carex plantaginea, but maybe C. careyana (will be able to tell better soon) - I planted in my back yard.

The staminate spikes have deep purple scales with their yellow anthers emerging.

The green culm (flowering stem) has purple ~bladeless sheaths from which are emerging the pistillate spikes with their delicate stigmas protruding, just aching for pollen.

The plant is about 6 inches high.

This is one reason we love the beauty of sedges.