Carex Archives

Carex tumulicola (KAR-eks too-mew-li-KO-la) is a grass-like herb native to the west coast of the United States and parts of Canada.  This ornamental grass is found on Channel Island and

Carex oshimensis evergold [KAR-eks, o-she-MEN-sis] is a member of the Cyperaceae or sedge family and hails from the rocky slopes and dry woods of Japan’s Honshu Island.  This evergreen perennial

Carex divulsa [KAR-eks, dee-VOOL-sah] is an evergreen perennial rush or sedge from the graminoid (grass-like) family Cyperaceae.  It is a rhizomatous plant type, growing long green clumps. There is an interesting

Carex Testacea [KAR-eks, test-uh-SEE-uh] is a deciduous evergreen tufted perennial from the sedge or graminoid family Cyperaceae.  This arching ornamental grass is a New Zealand native, earning the common name New Zealand Orange Sedge. The