Carex Albicans - Woodland Sedge Added - August 2022
The last plant that my middle child planted in her garden from Roy Diblik's Northwind Perennial Farm was a result of me advocating that she try something that Roy has (I think) made famous: a sedge. Or...a Carex. She picked out a Carex Albicans . Here, below, is the sign from the nursery table up in Wisconsin: It reads: "Perennial sedge that grows in dense, mounded tufts. In late spring, interesting scaly flower spikes emerge. An excellent selection for dry, shaded sites." Below, you can see where she planted her Carex Albicans plug - just adjacent to the Helene Von Stein Lamb's Ear - Stachys byzantina that she planted in July of this year . By my count, I (now) have 12 sedges in our garden. 5 Everillo sedges - planted in 2020 and 2021 2 Carex Pensylvanica under the Hornbeams - planted in 2021 4 Carex Bromides by the Astilbes - planted in Summer 2022 1 Carex Albicans in the Bird's garden - planted late Summer 2022 I also have a pair of Prairie Dropseeds,