2021-2022 Hoffman Nursery Catalog of Grasses
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CAREX<br />
CAREX COMPARISON CHART<br />
Carex<br />
C. oshimensis<br />
EverColor ®<br />
‘Eversheen’<br />
C. oshimensis<br />
‘Evergold’<br />
C. pensylvanica<br />
C. plantaginea<br />
C. radiata<br />
C. rosea<br />
N. American<br />
Native<br />
Max Height<br />
Zones<br />
1’ 6-8<br />
1’ 6-8<br />
1’<br />
10”<br />
14”<br />
4-8<br />
3-8<br />
2’ 4-8<br />
3-8<br />
Blade Width<br />
Color<br />
Lime yellow<br />
w/green<br />
margins<br />
Yellow<br />
w/green<br />
margins<br />
Green<br />
Green<br />
Green<br />
Green<br />
C. scaposa 1’ 7-9 Green<br />
Characteristics/Habit<br />
Neat flowing habit with full,<br />
arching foliage; a good grower<br />
Bunching habit with full,<br />
arching foliage; excellent<br />
low ground cover<br />
Forms carpet-like colonies;<br />
excellent ground cover; takes<br />
some sun with moist soil<br />
Very attractive, dimpled<br />
foliage; can reseed into<br />
colonies<br />
Bunching habit, foliage arches<br />
over; similar to C. rosea but<br />
prefers moister conditions<br />
Bunching habit, short<br />
rhizomes; similar appearance<br />
to C. appalachica<br />
Bunching habit w/short<br />
rhizomes; showy, pink<br />
blooms spring & fall<br />
Exposure<br />
Moisture<br />
Shade<br />
Part-shade<br />
Part-sun<br />
Sun<br />
Dry<br />
Average<br />
Moist<br />
Wet<br />
C. ‘Silver<br />
Sceptre’<br />
1’<br />
5-9<br />
Green<br />
w/white<br />
margins<br />
Spreads slowly via rhizomes;<br />
good for shade<br />
C. squarrosa<br />
3’<br />
4-8<br />
Green<br />
Bunching habit; plump,<br />
spiky seed heads; tolerates<br />
wet shade<br />
C. stricta<br />
3’<br />
4-8<br />
Green<br />
Large tussocks on wet sites,<br />
more rhizomatous when drier;<br />
tolerates seasonal flooding<br />
C. testacea<br />
‘Prairie Fire’<br />
C. texensis<br />
C. vulpinoidea<br />
1.5’<br />
1’<br />
3’<br />
5-9<br />
5-9<br />
3-8<br />
Greenbronze<br />
w/orange<br />
tips<br />
Green<br />
Green<br />
Upright habit with arching<br />
foliage; showy foliage tips<br />
Bunching habit, no<br />
conspicuous rhizomes; takes<br />
sun with more moisture<br />
Bunching; forms colonies<br />
via rhizomes; competitive,<br />
widespread species<br />
Blade<br />
Width Fine Medium Broad<br />
32 We grow good grass! ®
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