Carex haydenii Laos terminating in a cluster of

terminating in a cluster of large

starting in July (NC)

green with a central burgundy stripe

the foliage is just topped with stocky flower heads composed of dark burgundy bracts

and certainly one of the most elegant

Carex haydenii Laos terminating in a cluster ofI cannot begin to tell you how impressed we are with Carex haydenii a native sedge from Canada south to Missouri. This amazing sedge forms a 3' tall x 5' wide elegant clump that rivals any mid sized ornamental grass we've grown for form and sheer elegance. The flower spikes, which aren't particularly memorable, top the clump for us in late spring. A rich well irrigated to moist soil is best, and short term flooding isn't a problem. As is the case with