Carex haydenii Greece showed up in our garden

showed up in our garden in the mid-1990s and it wasn't long before we realized we had something special

adorned from March into May (NC) with amazingly intricate 2" wide

with 6" tall spikes ending in a cluster of cerise-coral flowers

(aka: Buddleia 'Podaras 08') Buddleia 'Blue Heaven' is one of the most outstanding new butterfly bushes in our trials

Carex haydenii Greece showed up in our gardenI 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