Carex hystericina
PORCUPINE SEDGE
- Tuft-forming sedge with an upright, cascading habit
- Leaves are green, about 6 mm wide, triangular in cross section
- Prickly cylindrical spikelets
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Carex laxiculmus Bunny Blue™ ('Hobb')
BUNNY BLUE™ SEDGE
- Low-growing mounding sedge
- Silvery-blue foliage
- Blades are 1.5 cm x 30 cm long
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Carex morrowii EverColor® ('Everglow') (PP30466)
EVERGLOW SEDGE
- Small semi-evergreen dense clump-forming sedge with a mounding, cascading habit
- Multicoloured blades of green, white and soft orange
- The orange colour intensifies in autumn
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance'
ICE DANCE SEDGE
- Small semi-evergreen dense clump-forming sedge with a mounding cascading habit
- Leaves are green with a margin of creamy-white
- Small brownish flowers
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Carex morrowii 'Silver Sceptre'
SILVER SCEPTRE SEDGE
- Small semi-evergreen clump-forming sedge with a mounding, cascading habit
- Fine leaves are green with narrow margins of creamy-white
- Small brownish flowers
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Carex muskingumensis
PALM SEDGE GRASS
- Semi-upright clump-forming sedge with a cascading look
- Bright green foliage and divided leaves provide a tropical appearance
- Small golden-brown flowers
HEIGHT: 60-75 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'
STRIPED WEEPING SEDGE
- AKA Carex morrowii 'Aureovariegata'
- Small evergreen clump-forming grass with a mounding habit
- Fine leaves are creamy-yellow with narrow margins of green
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Carex oshimensis EverColor® ('Everillo') (PP21002)
EVERILLO WEEPING SEDGE
- Sport of Carex 'Evergold'
- Small evergreen clump-forming grass with a mounding habit
- Bright-gold thin arching blades
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Carex oshimensis EverColor® ('Everlime') (PP25622)
EVERLIME WEEPING SEDGE
- Sport of Carex 'Evergold'
- Extremely dense mound of evergreen foliage
- Dark green with lime yellow margins
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Carex pensylvanica
OAK SEDGE
- Small clump-forming sedge with a mounding, cascading habit
- Bright green foliage
- Small inconspicuous flowers are showy for only a short time
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Carex pensylvanica 'Straw Hat' (PP29432)
STRAW HAT SEDGE
- Low green sedge with yellow flowers
- Partial sun to full shade
- Cool season grass
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 15-30 cm
Carex plantaginea
PLANTAIN-LEAVED SEDGE
- Semi-evergreen clump-forming sedge with a mounding habit
- Puckered leaves, unusually wide at 25 mm, are mostly green but purplish at the base
- Leaves are rippled and dimpled along the midribs
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Carex rosea
ROSY SEDGE
- Thick clumps of delicate arching foliage
- Deep green narrow leaves
- Produces unique star-like seed clusters
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 5-10 cm
Carex stipata
AWL FRUITED SEDGE
- Tuft-forming sedge with an upright, cascading habit
- Leaves are green, about 6 mm wide, triangular in cross section
- Brownish-green flower heads look like bushy foxtails
HEIGHT: 90-125 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Carex stricta
TUSSOCK SEDGE
- AKA Carex elata
- Slender upright sedge with leaves and seeds growing off the same stems
- Stems are bluish-green, triangular in cross section
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Carex vulpinoidea
FOX SEDGE
- Slender upright, slightly arching sedge common to Ontario's wetlands
- Stems are bluish-green, triangular in cross-section
- Seed heads, at same height as the leaves, resemble a fox's tail
HEIGHT: 50-90 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Carpinus betulus
EUROPEAN HORNBEAM
- Pyramidal to oval-rounded, growth habit
- Ovate, sharp-toothed, dark green leaves
- Foliage turns an undistinguished yellow to orange in the fall
HEIGHT: 16-18 m · SPREAD: 9-12 m
Carpinus betulus 'Columnaris Nana'
DWARF COLUMNAR HORNBEAM
- Slow growing, columnar habit
- Dense, dark-green foliage that turns golden in fall
- Catkins mature into attractive hop-like fruit
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata'
PYRAMIDAL EUROPEAN HORNBEAM
- Narrow, upright form with vertical branching
- Ovate, sharp-toothed, medium-green leaves
- Foliage turns yellow-orange in the fall
HEIGHT: 12-15 m · SPREAD: 7-8 m
Carpinus betulus 'Frans Fontaine'
FRANS FONTAINE HORNBEAM
- Narrow, upright form with vertical branching
- Ovate, sharp-toothed, dark green leaves
- Foliage turns golden-yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 12-15 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Carpinus betulus Emerald Avenue® ('JFS-KW1CB') (PP22814)
EMERALD AVENUE® HORNBEAM
- Broad pyramidal form with ascending branches
- Nicknamed "the Hulk" for its strong central leader and sturdy branching habit
- Ovate, sharp-toothed, dark green leaves keep their colour well into the summer
HEIGHT: 11-12 m · SPREAD: 7-8 m
Carpinus betulus 'Lucas'
LUCAS PYRAMIDAL HORNBEAM
- Narrow, slender growing habit with a columnar shape
- Dense column of ovate, sharp-toothed, medium green leaves
- Foliage turns to a yellow-orange colour in the fall
HEIGHT: 9-10 m · SPREAD: 3.50-4 m
Carpinus caroliniana
BLUE BEECH/MUSCLEWOOD
- Rounded to oval crown with wide spreading branches
- Attractive yellow or green catkins
- Catkins turn into distinctive clusters of winged nutlets
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Carpinus caroliniana Native Flame® ('JFS-KW6')
NATIVE FLAME® HORNBEAM
- Upright to oval crown, with wide spreading branches
- Attractive orange-red catkins
- Catkins turn into distinctive clusters of winged nutlets
HEIGHT: 8-9 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m