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Bermudagrass and yellow nutsedge or nut grass are the most common perennials, which come back year after year without intervention.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 June 2025
With over 600 species native to North America, including around 70 in Kansas, these sedges are a far cry from the invasive nutsedge.
—Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2025
Within a month, dandelions, ragweed, and yellow nutsedge would start popping up in the now knee-high grasses of New York’s iconic parks.
—Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 5 June 2025
Allow the top two inches of soil to dry between watering, which helps discourage water-hungry weeds like nutsedge.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
Perennial Weeds Plantains, dandelions, creeping Charlie, quackgrass, and nutsedge are examples of perennial weeds.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
There are weeds like nutsedge (Cyperus spp.) and West Indian chickweed (Drymaria cordata) that reproduce and spread quickly, competing with turfgrasses for nutrients, water, and sunlight.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2025
The usual culprit is yellow nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus).
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 21 July 2023
Purple nutsedge spreads by tiny underground tubers and is difficult to control.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 12 July 2023
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 June 2025
With over 600 species native to North America, including around 70 in Kansas, these sedges are a far cry from the invasive nutsedge.
—Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2025
Within a month, dandelions, ragweed, and yellow nutsedge would start popping up in the now knee-high grasses of New York’s iconic parks.
—Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 5 June 2025
Allow the top two inches of soil to dry between watering, which helps discourage water-hungry weeds like nutsedge.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
Perennial Weeds Plantains, dandelions, creeping Charlie, quackgrass, and nutsedge are examples of perennial weeds.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
There are weeds like nutsedge (Cyperus spp.) and West Indian chickweed (Drymaria cordata) that reproduce and spread quickly, competing with turfgrasses for nutrients, water, and sunlight.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2025
The usual culprit is yellow nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus).
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 21 July 2023
Purple nutsedge spreads by tiny underground tubers and is difficult to control.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 12 July 2023
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“Nutsedge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nutsedge. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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