Re: Carex Evergold

Chris,
Where did you find that?  I use the RHS site at
http://www.rhs.org.uk/databases/summary.asp

There, RHS says the correct species name is oshimensis.  I've included the
full entry below.

Carex (Cyperaceae)
'Evergold' synonym of Carex oshimensis 'Evergold' (v) AGM

hachijoensis 'Evergold' synonym of Carex oshimensis 'Evergold' (v) AGM

morrowii   'Evergold' synonym of Carex oshimensis 'Evergold' (v) AGM

oshimensis 'Everbrite' (v) synonym of Carex oshimensis 'Evergold' (v) AGM

oshimensis 'Evergold' (v) AGM

oshimensis 'Evergold Compact' tentatively accepted name

oshimensis 'Honeybird' synonym of Carex oshimensis 'Evergold' (v) AGM

Beyond that I checked the RHS Index at home and it also says C. oshimensis
and does not mention hachijoensis at all. C. morrowii is listed, but the
only cultivar listed is C.m. 'Variegata'.

So I checked my 2004 edition of AHS A-Z, and wouldn't you know it, they side
with C. hachijoensis with C.oshimensis as the synonym.  But they, too, rule
out C. morrowii. I pulled out Jelitto an Schacht for a European perspective.
They wrote:
"Carex hachijoensis - Evergreen, tufted plant, similar to C. morrowii, but
with narrower, softer leaves.  The form, 'Evergold', is a very good
evergreen...."
My copy of J&S is the '95 edition, but I don't know if they updated the
names from the original 50s book.  But it seems they were making a point
that it's not a morrowii cultivar.

I, too, usually opt for the RHS preference (Carex oshimensis 'Evergold') for
the same reasons you stated, but I can't find any preference by anyone for
it being morrowii.
Please fill me in if I should be looking somewhere else.
Kitty
neIN, Z5

> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Christopher P. Lindsey" <lindsey@mallorn.com>
> To: <woodyplants@hort.net>
> Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 4:37 PM
> Subject: Re: Carex Evergold
>
>
> > > Why does any plant have a synonym?  I am chkg on Cares 'Evergold'
listed
> as
> > > Carex oshimensis, morrowii and hachijoensis.  We were planting this in
> the
> > > greenhouse today and some of the plants were labeled oshimensis &
othrs
> > > hachijoensis and from the same wholesaler.
> >
> > Hi Ceres,
> >
> >    The Royal Horticulture Society lists it as a cultivar of Carex
> morrowii.
> >    I generally follow the RHS as they keep very up-to-date on all of the
> >    taxonmic changes in botanical nomenclature.
> >
> > Chris
> >
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