Carex haydenii Beschorneria The floral display goes on

The floral display goes on for many months adding color to the garden and supporting pollinators

composed of 30" long

Each flower is further highlighted with a bright red eye

The 3' tall stalks are adorned with up to eight downward-facing flowers

just north of San Antonio

Carex haydenii Beschorneria The floral display goes onI cannot begin to tell you how impressed we are with Carex haydenii a native sedge from Canada south to Missouri. This amazing sedge forms a 3' tall x 5' wide elegant clump that rivals any mid sized ornamental grass we've grown for form and sheer elegance. The flower spikes, which aren't particularly memorable, top the clump for us in late spring. A rich well irrigated to moist soil is best, and short term flooding isn't a problem. As is the case with