C. plantaginea produces green leaves and deep earth-toned to black 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 decidous. These can be […]

The cultivar, ‘Tinney’s Princess’ is a diminutive cultivar with pale yellow to ivory leaves bearing dark green stripes at the edge. The flower spikes are brown and russet in color and are borne fairly early in the season. This decidous, […]

C. phyllocephala bears green leaves nearly in whorls, clustered near the tops of the 2 fett tall, cane-like stems. ‘Sparkler’ is the variegated selecton. A member of the Sedge family (Cyperaceae) and is as widespread as the grass family, but […]

C. petriei, puts forth pale russet to pinkish-tan foliage which curls lightly toward the tip and darker russet flower spikes. This evergreen, perennial, ornamental grass has a dense clump-forming growth habit. The Sedge family is quite large, including more than […]

C. pensylvanica has finely-textured green leaves, to 8 inches tall. Can be mowed to 2 inches. May flowers are insignificant.The Sedge family (Cyperaceae) is as widespread as the grass family, but are especially common in wet or moist habitats in […]

C. pendula, is a clump-forming evergreen perennial. Gracefully arching stems grow to 6 feet, from which hang delicate 4-1/2 feet long flower spikes, erect at first but with age become pendent. Self-sows freely. Sedge are especially common in wet or […]

C. pansa, 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 […]

C. pallescens 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 do not have nodes. They are triangular […]

C. oshimensis ‘Evergold’ is usually refered to as C. hachijoensis ‘Evergold’, see C. hachijoensis ‘Evergold’ for more information. 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 […]

The cultivar, ‘Variegata’ is tufted and slow growing, with narrow green leaves, striped white. Slow-growing, suited to rock gardens. C. ornithopoda is as widespread as the grass family, but are especially common in wet or moist habitats in temperate and […]