The cultivar, ‘Green Carpet’ is a low growing with leaves smaller that the species. Good ground cover. C. macrocarpa, syn. C. grandiflora, is a compact, dense evergreen shrub with green foliage and showy, red fruit which are preceded by star-shaped […]
Carissa macrocarpa ( Boxwood Beauty Carissa Natal Plum )
The cultivar, ‘Boxwood Beauty’ is a compact, dense evergreen shrub with green foliage and no thorns on stems. Deep green leaves like a large leafed boxwood. C. macrocarpa, syn. C. grandiflora is a drought tolerant upright rounding shrub of rather […]
Carex tumulicola ( Foot-hill Sedge )
C. tumulicola a member of the Sedge family (Cyperaceae) is as widespread as the grass family, but are especially common in wet or moist habitats in temperate and subarctic zones. The stems of sedges are solidly filled with pith, and […]
Carex testacea ( Sedge )
C. testacea bears foliage in a pale brownish-green with flecks of russet when in the sun. The flower spikes can be tan to deep earth tones. This evergreen, perennial, ornamental grass has a dense clump-forming growth habit. The Sedge family […]
Carex sylvatica ( Forest sedge )
C. sylvatica bears chartruese leaves and green flower spikes. This evergreen, perennial, ornamental grass has a dense clump-forming growth habit. The Sedge family is quite large, including more than 1,500 species, both evergreen and deciduous. These tenacious survivors can be […]
Carex stricta ( Aurea Carex Sedge )
The cultivar, ‘Aurea’ is more commonly known as C. elata ‘Aurea’, see C. elata ‘Aurea’ for more information. This decidous, perennial, ornamental grass has a dense clump-forming growth habit. The Sedge family is quite large, including more than 1,500 species, […]
Carex spissa ( San Diego Sedge )
C. spissa a member of the Sedge family (Cyperaceae) is as widespread as the grass family, but are especially common in wet or moist habitats in temperate and subarctic zones. The stems of sedges are solidly filled with pith, and […]
Carex solandri ( New Zealand Forest Sedge )
C. solandri, a member of the Sedge family (Cyperaceae) is as widespread as the grass family, but are especially common in wet or moist habitats in temperate and subarctic zones. The stems of sedges are solidly filled with pith, and […]
Carex siderosticha ( Variegata Carex Sedge )
The cultivar, ‘Variegata’ produces wide leaves in bright green and ivory. The flower spikes are tan in color. This decidous, perennial, ornamental grass has a dense clump-forming growth habit. C. siderosticha is on of the sedge species. All sedge are […]
Carex riparia ( Variegata Carex Sedge )
The cultivar, ‘Variegata’ has long arching leaves, boldly striped with green leaves and narrow white or yellow stripes. C. riparia spreads aggressively by rhizomes, and grows near ponds and slow-moving rivers. The sedge family is especially common in wet or […]