Growing Conditions

Miniature version of native Palm Sedge that organizes its leaves in an unusual geometric pattern (visible from above, reminicent of green honeycombs). Very adaptable to soil and light conditions. Top performer in Mt. Cuba Carex trials, where it gained...

Very valuable groundcover sedge for dry shade. Carex pennsylvanica is unpalatable to deer, rabbits, livestock, and other herbivores. Pennsylvania Sedge forms soft, grass-like clumps of very narrow, bright green leaves. The clumps will spread,...

One of the most beautiful native sedges, with unique 1" wide, freshly green leaves. Top performer for shade in Mt. Cuba Carex trials, gaining 4.2 points out of 5. Slower growing, groundcovering, in good conditions forms small colonies. Requires shade...

Smaller native sedge with very wide gray-green leaves. Best in somewhat drained soils in the shade or half shade. Flowers attract butterflies and pollinators, seeds attract small birds. Blooming Time: May-June/JulySize: 9" high and 12" wide clumps,...

Excellent groundcovering, clump-forming native sedge with very fine texture of fresh green leaves. Grows to about 1' (tall and wide, in ideal conditions up to 2'). Beautiful fresh green leaves appear very soon in the spring (cool season grass), stays in...

Versatile native grass (sedge), adaptable to light conditions and moisture. Cool season grass (actively growing in cooler months of the season), evergreen or partially evergreen. 12" tall x14" wide" clumps of fine green leaves, slowly spreads wide by...

Top performing sedge in Mt. Cuba Carex trials - gaining 4.4 points (out of 5) in shade conditions, and 4.0 for sunny location. Adaptable to soils and light conditions, but likes more moisture. Ground-covering growth. Cool season sedge (grows actively in...

Robust wetland sedge for moist to wet soils. Carex vulpinoidea forms regular clumps that have an evergreen look. The leaves are bright green and narrow, and it bears attractive fox tail-shaped seed heads in May/June (don't last long). Some...

Very adaptable spreading sedge with universal use. Top performer in Mt. Cuba Carex trials, gaining 4.7 points in shade and 4.4 in sunny location. Tolerates light foot traffic and mowing. In look reminds fine leaved Carex pennsylvanica. Blooming Time:...

Very wide clumping sedge with variegated leaves (cream-yellow stripe in the middle of the leaf). More tolerant to sun and heat than some older cultivars. Versatile, tough and adaptable problem solver. New addition to excellent 'Feather Falls', but with...

Delicate, airy, looking perennial / deciduous sub-sbrub with unique purple-blue flowers that bloom late summer to early fall. Irregular white variegation, sometimes top leaves are completely white. From a distance the plant appears silvery-gray. It dies...

This perennial has unique, purple-blue flowers that appear from late summer to early fall. It dies back completely in the winter. The foliage releases an unpleasant aroma when crushed, which causes deer to avoid it.  Caryopteris divaricata...

Big, Blue and Beautiful! Larger flowers, late bloomer, silver-gray leaves, deer and rabbit resistant (aromatic leaves), vigorous and pollinator very friendly! Sun and drained/drier soil is the best (loose loam). Blooming Time: July/August to...

Smaller shrub or sub-shrub with darker blue-purplish flowers arranged in clusters on it's branches. Dull green-gray, aromatic leaves. Valuable for late late blooming period and deer and rabbit resistance (aromatic leaves). Vigorous and pollinator very...

This ground covering, non-invasive perennial hails from Western China. It grows into a dense mat of glossy leaves with slightly reddish stems, accented with dark gentian-blue flowers in late summer through early fall. Towards the fall, the leaves...

Tough grass for any situation - sun, half shade, shade, and any soil from dry to moist. And also great solution for dry shade! For sun location needs more moisture. The ideal conditions are moist, fertile soil and some little shade during the day, where...

This is a taller and slender-looking perennial that has white/white-pink turtlehead flowers in August to September. Grows into narrow, upright clumps that slowly spread by rhizomes.  The best uses are in shade gardens, woodland gardens, bog gardens,...

'Hot Lips' Turtlehead is a compact, fast-growing cultivar, reaching 2' in height and width. Very dark, shiny, bronze-green leaves in regular mounds and rosy-pink flowers in dense spikes. Rarely bothered by pests and deer. The genus...