Carex Montana From Northwind Planted - July 2023

I've been all-in on Team Carex thanks to Roy Diblik and his Northwind Perennial Farm up in Wisconsin.  He introduced me to sedges (Carex) and talked about how he uses them in his plantings.  Over the years, I've bought a number of different sedges from Northwind including: Bromoides and Little Midge, Albicans and Pensylvanica.  

Now, I can add another one to the list:  Carex Montana.  The photo at the top of this post shows three Carex Montana plugs that I bought from Northwind last month and planned on planting by the Linden trees that are espaliered.  

Below is the sign from Northwind that includes this description:  

You've noticed the rich, soft green, beautiful foliage. Plant this in your shade garden and develop a ground layer of soft textures that will enliven your other plants and reduce weed seeds from germinating. Mix this Carex with other Carext to create a tapestry of colors and textures. Why not?? Haven't you wood chipped long enough???

Shots fired at wood mulch.  

I bought just three - for now - but after planting these (see below), I'll go back and get a few more to add to the other side of this planting.  

I put them on the far edge of the newly-planted Green Velvet Boxwoods that are (now) under the Greenspire Linden trees.