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Carex muskingumensis 'Oehme' is distinguished by its foliage starting medium green in spring and then developing thin, yellow margins. It is a palmate sedge with leaves typically arranged radially and horizontally along long, flexible stems, making them resemble small palm trees. It thrives in rich, cool to moist environments, exposed to sun or shade, making it an ideal plant for pond edges or woodlands in natural-style gardens. It has a rapid growth rate. Once established, this sedge will form a lush cover along paths or in shaded beds, and will even tolerate temporary droughts.
Carex muskingumensis is a perennial gramineous plant, belonging to the Cyperaceae family. It is native to the woodlands and wet plains of the American Midwest. It prefers rich, cool to wet locations, even occasionally waterlogged, without preference for exposure. In hot and dry summers, it needs soil that remains minimally moist. Perfectly hardy, this semi-evergreen sedge tends to thin out during the harshest winters. It compensates by rapidly growing from spring onwards to adorn the garden with its beautiful foliage throughout the year.
The 'Oehme' variety is a mutation of the species, discovered in Wolfgang Oehme's garden in Maryland, United States. Smaller in size, it reaches about 60cm (24in) in height and 40cm (16in) in spread. It forms vigorous clumps, which are initially quite short, with ground-level foliage, followed by vigorous and erect culms. The stems bear abundant medium green foliage finely margined with yellow, which is more intense in summer. The leaves are flexible and slender, arranged almost horizontally and radially on the stems, which themselves end in small golden brown flower spikes in July-August.
This sedge forms a bushy, lush and sculptural clump that works wonders in clearings and woodland edges in natural-style gardens. Consider pairing it with Darmera peltata, large ferns like Matteuccia struthiopteris, and Japanese anemones. Its clump forms a dense and attractive ground cover, shining under rays of sunshine piercing the arboreal canopy. We have planted it on the bank of our stream alongside astrantias, astilbes, and hostas.
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Plant Carex muskingumensis in a planting hole that is 20x20x20cm (8x8x8in) in size. If your soil is heavy, mix some compost with the crumbled soil, partially fill the hole, and place your plant so that the top of the root ball is covered with 3cm (1in) of soil. Firmly press the soil down and water generously to eliminate air pockets. In dry weather, you will need to water regularly for a few weeks to facilitate the establishment of your young plant. This grass remains decorative all year round but renews its foliage in spring. We recommend pruning your plants to 10cm (4in) in late January or early February to tidy the plant and to make room for new foliage.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
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The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
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The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.