Showing posts with label carex. Show all posts
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Saturday, January 21, 2023

GardenDC Podcast Episode 134: Carex for the Mid-Atlantic Region

In this episode of GardenDC: The Podcast about Mid-Atlantic Gardening, we talk with Sam Hoadley, Manager of Horticultural Research at Mt. Cuba Center, all about Carex for the Mid-Atlantic Region. The plant profile is on Pink Muhly Grass and we share what's going on in the garden as well as some upcoming local gardening events in the What's New segment. We close out with Dr. Allan Armitage, who shares the Last Word on Common Sense Gardening.

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Show Notes:

01:15 Meet Sam Hoadley, Manager of Horticultural Research at Mt. Cuba Center. 03:17 Hoadley’s home garden is designed with wildlife in mind. 05:05 All about Mt. Cuba. 07:55 What is the Carex trial? 11:32 Mt. Cuba doesn’t neglect the plants during trial, but they almost do. 14:48 All Carex are sedges, but not all sedges are Carex. 15:27 “Sedges have edges, rushes are round, grasses have nodes from their tips to the ground.” 16:36 Carex aren’t known for ornamental flowers. 18:59 Carex won’t attract pollinators. 20:41 Some Carex species spread aggressively by rhizomes 21:16 Aggressive plants can be used to stabilize wet banks. 22:21 “Most species were well-behaved.” 24:22 Wood sedge were head and shoulders above the rest in the trial. 26:37 All about Straw Hat Carex. 28:06 Carex cherokeensis: “as close to evergreen as we got in the trial.” 31:48 Which Carex should I avoid cutting back? 34:53 Medium to large Carex. 40:13 Does Carex do well as a container plant? 41:10 “Very little issues with disease.” 43:07 Carex could be used for no-mow lawns. 46:30 “How many of us are playing rugby on our lawns anyway?” 48:12 What’s the next plant trial at Mt. Cuba? 49:06 How do I contact Hoadley? 49:47 Pink Muhly Grass: this week’s Plant Profile! 51:33 Garden Updates: primroses are blooming. 51:52 Upcoming events: Urban Trees 101; Galanthus Gala; Seed Exchange. 54:12 “Groundcover Revolution” by Kathy Jentz. 55:17 “The Urban Garden” by Kathy Jentz and Teri Speight 56:21 The Last Word on Common-sense Gardening from Dr. Allan Armitage.

If you liked this episode, you may also enjoy listening to:

~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 99: Trilliums

https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2022/04/gardendc-podcast-episode-99-trilliums.html

~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 69: Garden Phlox

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Episode Credits:
Host and Producer: Kathy Jentz
Show Notes: Jessica Harden

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Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Plant Profile: Carex


This plant is one of those often overlooked and underused plants in our landscapes.

Carex looks like a mop of low-growing grass, but it is actually a member of the sedge family. There are native and non-native varieties, as well as a number of new cultivars.

 It is perennial and looks good in all seasons. Depending on the variety you choose, it can thrive in either wet or dry conditions and from full sun to part shade.

Carex is a low-care plant. In late winter, you may need to rake out fall leaves that get caught in its interior and cut back any foliage that looks tattered and worn.

Best of all, carex is deer-resistant and has few critter issues, though my cat, Santino, likes to take nibble on the blades occasionally.

Carex blooms in early spring, but the flowers are of minor interest. The real attraction is the foliage, which come in every shade of green and also variegated.

 Use this versatile plant as a groundcover, an accent plant, and in containers.

Popular varieties of carex available at local garden centers include ‘Everillo,’ ‘Ever Gold’, and ‘Ice Dance.’

Try planting a few carex in your garden today – you can grow that!


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