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2021-2022 Hoffman Nursery Catalog of Grasses

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CAREX<br />

Carex laxiculmis ‘Hobb’<br />

BUNNY BLUE ®<br />

A showpiece <strong>of</strong> beautiful, wide, blue leaves.<br />

Useful ground cover, in borders, or mixed with<br />

shade-garden favorites. Appropriate for middleto-upper<br />

zones <strong>of</strong> rain gardens. Can take more<br />

sun if planted in rich, moist soil; otherwise plant<br />

in shade or part sun. This native cultivar is the<br />

result <strong>of</strong> seed collected by Bob Head <strong>of</strong> Head<br />

Ornamentals Propagation, Seneca, SC. Propagation<br />

without a license is prohibited.<br />

Cool season, blue green, 6”-12”, part sun-shade,<br />

average-moist, flowers early spring, Zones 5-9,<br />

Origin: North America<br />

Carex laxiculmis ‘Hobb’ Bunny Blue ®<br />

Carex lurida<br />

LURID SEDGE<br />

Found in wet meadows, marshes, ditches,<br />

pond edges, and wetlands in eastern North<br />

America; mostly in acidic, <strong>of</strong>ten sandy soils.<br />

Green foliage with a bunching habit, and attractive,<br />

spiky seed heads similar to C. comosa,<br />

but yellow. Adapts to average soil, part shade.<br />

Useful in rain gardens, bioswales, ditches, and<br />

wet areas. Spreads easily; site where spreading<br />

desired.<br />

Cool season, green, 1’-3’, 3’ with blooms, sun-part<br />

shade, average-wet, flowers late spring, Zones 3-8,<br />

Origin: North America<br />

Carex lurida<br />

38 We grow good grass! ®

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