Upright-stemmed long, narrow grasslike leaves, striped lengthwise with white and green. Herbaceous perennial. Moisture tolerant. Deciduous. Can be invasive.
Eventual size: 60 cm to 1 m
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‘Frosted Curls’ is an evergreen perennial creating a mop-head of very slender, shimmering, silvery-green leaves. The flowers are insignificant.
Spreads. Hardy.
Eventual size: 20 to 30 cm
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‘Red Baron’ is a deciduous grass forming a loose clump of erect, linear green leaves strongly suffused with deep red, and narrow silvery flower panicles in late summer. Medium hardy. Well-drained, Moist but well-drained soil.
Eventual size: 30 – 50 cm
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H. sempervirens is a dense tufted evergreen grass with rather rigid blue-grey leaves to 23cm in length. Small, straw-coloured spikelets are borne in large open panicles on erect stems to 1.5 m in height. Hardy. Eventual size: 1 to 1.5 m
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Blue sedge spreads to form a mat of bluish-green foliage. The plant can be used as a ground cover or in rock gardens. Best growth occurs in the sun but the plant will grow in shade. Hardyn evergreen. Moist soil.
Eventual size: 30 to 70 cm
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Looking as though each blade has been touched by frost, Carex morrowii ‘Variegata’ has slender strap-shaped leaves edged in white. With a tidy clumping habit, this hardy evergreen sedge is fantastic for edging paths or planting in drifts through perennial borders. Well-drained soil.
Eventual size: 40 to 60 cm
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