Carex haydenii Beschorneria available only in limited quantities

available only in limited quantities

where it can be found near rivers and streams growing in moist cracks among limestone boulders

just north of San Antonio

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

including hummingbirds

Carex haydenii Beschorneria available only in limited quantitiesI 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