A fine-textured native sedge for tough, dry shade. Very thin, deep green blades, 12 to 18 inches long, are too slender to stand upright. They arch into a soft, weeping mound about 6 inches tall that ripples in the slightest breeze. It's a sturdier, coarser-textured cousin of Pennsylvania Sedge. It grows in tidy clumps, tolerates drier conditions, and does well in the root zone beneath established trees. Tiny, inconspicuous flower stalks appear in spring and are followed by seed that birds eat. It's a larval host for skipper and satyr butterflies, and deer rarely bother it. Planted in masses or on slopes, the foliage swirls and intermingles like a green current. It's a strong native substitute for Liriope, mondo grass, pachysandra and vinca.