Re: [SG] ornamental grasses, Carex
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- Subject: Re: [SG] ornamental grasses, Carex
- From: R* D* <d*@INDIANA.EDU>
- Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 12:27:18 -0500
Joe, sounds as if you have a nice collection of ornamental grasses. I
wonder if the bright yellow sedge is Bowles' Golden? That's a famous one,
and one that I've been wanting to obtain. I too have ribbon grass (aka
Gardener's Garters--love that name) and altho it's a fancy CV, I think its
days are numbered around here. It can look quite striking when the light
hits it right, however.
Clyde, C. muskingumensis sounds like a native. Do you know if it is? If
so, that's another I must have. I'll do some research on it. Thanks.
Bobbi Diehl
Bloomington, IN
zone 5/6
On Sat, 9 Jan 1999, Joseph Swift wrote:
> a couple types of red grasses (small and large)
> carex? (small, bright yellow, nice color)
> I started doing last year to shade some of my hostas and add texture to the
> garden - especially for the winter months when it needs it most.
> My front yard does get enough sun to support the grasses, but not too much for
> the hostas. I tend to use the grasses closer to the road where the shade from
> the trees does not quite reach this also helps shade some of the hostas that I
> have over there - so it works out well.
>
