Common name:Tussock Sedge
Botanical name:Carex stricta
Tussock Sedge is an evergreen perennial that reaches 2' tall bearing very narrow, coppery brown leaves splitting to hair-like threads at their tips, which continue to grow to 4'-8' in length. This plant should be grown in sun with little or no summer watering. This plant is fire prone. Please use caution when planting near your home.
Common name:Variegated Japanese Sedge
Botanical name:Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'
This low-growing, clumping grass consists of strap-like foliage that have a broad yellow stripe down the center with green margins. This grass needs a medium amount of watering and more during hot summer months. It prefers light shade and part sun. Plant near a water feature. It reaches about 1'-2' tall. This plant is fire prone. Please use caution when planting near your home.
Designer: Phil Thornburg Winterbloom
Photographer: Phil Thornburg Winterbloom
Practice grass-cycling by leaving short grass clippings on lawns after mowing, so that nutrients and organic matter are returned to the soil.
Attract, or buy beneficial insects such as ladybugs and lacewings to control pest outbreaks in your garden.
