Collection 3 Carex EverColor

 The collection consists of:

- x 1 Carex oshimensis Everillo, with lemon or lime yellow foliage, more or less light in colour depending on the exposure 

- x 1 Carex oshimensis Evergold with green leaves highlighted by a wide cream-yellow stripe. 

- x 1 Carex oshimensis Everest, a slightly ruffled, bright, ribbon-like foliage with green-blue colouration, with white-cream margins depending on the exposure.

 Individually labelled.

Carex oshimensis belongs to the family Cyperaceae. Its descendants from the EverColor® series have been developed in Ireland for over 25 years and were awarded at the Plantarium in Boskoop (Netherlands) in 2013. These varieties come from a very hardy Japanese botanical species. The Oshima sedge is a small herbaceous plant with short rhizomes that forms a clump with a compact, light, upright and gracefully trailing habit, reaching approximately 30-40cm (12-16in) in all directions. It does not sucker, but increases in size year after year. Its linear, thin leaves which remain evergreen throughout winter measure up to 30-35cm (12-14in) in length. Their edges are tapered and their tips trailing. In autumn, short brown spikes of 1 to 3cm (1in) appear among the foliage, carried by thin stems measuring 15cm (6in) in height. Note that this Oshima sedge is very long-lived, it will grow for many years in the garden.

Plant these refined Evercolor grasses with their elegant foliage and clean style, they will form beautiful bouquets of gracefully overflowing foliage in pots. Their wonderful appearance does not require the presence of other plants by their side, but, on the other hand, the Carex will complement their neighboring plants and bring a lot of lightness to the lush foliage of rodgersia, for example. Their texture contrasts with that of fern fronds, their flexibility complements the roundness of heuchera leaves and highlights the beauty of hellebores. As the Oshima sedge prefers moist to wet soils, it will naturally find its place in water gardens, on banks or at the edge of a pond, where it will help stabilize the soil. Place it along the edges of perennial beds. For a beautiful wild effect, plant it en masse in a contemporary or countryside garden.