Carex laxiculmis Hobb Hardy Palms and Cycads the clumps are topped with

the clumps are topped with white flowers with red stripes on terminal spikes

semi-double

For those who garden in the Arctic zones north of Zone 7

it was love at first sight

The basal pair of pinnae (fern leaflets) got carried away and grew much longer than the other pinnae resulting in unusual fronds that look like wings on a green airplane

Carex laxiculmis Hobb Hardy Palms and Cycads the clumps are topped with(aka: Carex 'Bunny Blue') Want to cut down on mulching in your woodland garden? Think carex! Carex laxiculmis is another superb American native sedge that can be found in moist woods from Canada south to Florida. Carex 'Hobb' is a particularly nice blue foliaged selection introduced by the Head Brothers of Seneca, South Carolina. Expect Carex 'Hobb' to make a slowly spreading, 18" wide, deer resistant clump of 1' long x 0. 5" wide evergreen foliage