Carex — 33 species
Botanical species in the genus Carex recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Carex aquatilis
Carex aquatilis
Family: Cyperaceae
Cultivation
Carex aquatilis is a very cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures falling to -20°c or lower. A plant of open, disturbed areas, it is shade-intolerant but is easily grown in a damp to wet soils162, 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
Full cultivation guide →Carex arenaria
Carex arenaria
Family: Cyperaceae
Cultivation
Best grown in a sandy soil in a sunny position. Tolerates maritime exposure. Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer.
Full cultivation guide →Carex barbarae
Carex barbarae
Family: Cyperaceae
Cultivation
Sandy, moist soils are the preferred locations for the production of long rhizomes. Mature plants have well-developed, deep root systems and are therefore resilient to low intensity fire.
Full cultivation guide →Carex brizoides
Carex brizoides
Family: Cyperaceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus are usually easily grown in a damp to wet soil in full sun or shade. Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer.
Full cultivation guide →Carex buxbaumii
Carex buxbaumii
Family: Cyperaceae
Cultivation
Easily grown in a damp to wet soil in full sun or shade. Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer.
Full cultivation guide →Carex dispalata
Carex dispalata
Family: Cyperaceae
Cultivation
Easily grown in a damp to wet soil in full sun or shade. Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer.
Full cultivation guide →Carex disticha
Carex disticha
Family: Cyperaceae
Cultivation
Easily grown in a damp to wet soil in full sun or shade. Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer.
Full cultivation guide →Carex elata
Carex elata
Family: Cyperaceae
Cultivation
Easily grown in a damp to wet soil in full sun or shade. Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer.
Full cultivation guide →Carex hirta
Carex hirta
Family: Cyperaceae
Cultivation
Easily grown in a damp to wet soil in full sun or shade. Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer.
Full cultivation guide →Carex kobomugi
Carex kobomugi
Family: Cyperaceae
Cultivation
Easily grown in a damp to wet soil in full sun or shade. Judging by its native habitats, the plant should be tolerant of maritime exposure. Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer.
Full cultivation guide →Carex macrocephala
Carex macrocephala
Family: Cyperaceae
Cultivation
Easily grown in a damp to wet soil in full sun or shade. Judging by its native range, the plant is likely to tolerate maritime exposure. Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer.
Full cultivation guide →Carex nebrascensis
Carex nebrascensis
Family: Cyperaceae
Cultivation
The plant is best adapted to slightly acidic to somewhat alkaline conditions tolerating pH levels from 5.7 - 7.4. They are also tolerant of medium levels of salinity. The plant tolerates alkaline conditions well.
Full cultivation guide →Carex nubigena
Carex nubigena
Family: Cyperaceae
Cultivation
Carex nubigena has a wide native range, from Ningxia in China (hardiness zone 6) to the highland tropics of the Philippines and Indonesia Easily grown in a damp to wet soil in full sun or shade. Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer.
Full cultivation guide →Carex obnupta
Carex obnupta
Family: Cyperaceae
Cultivation
The plant requires wetlands in which to grow healthily, preferring freshwater conditions but also tolerant of some salinity. This species occasionally hybridizes with Carex nudata.
Full cultivation guide →Carex paniculata
Carex paniculata
Family: Cyperaceae
Cultivation
Easily grown in a damp to wet soil in full sun or shade. Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer.
Full cultivation guide →Carex riparia
Carex riparia
Family: Cyperaceae
Cultivation
Easily grown in a damp to wet soil in full sun or shade. A very aggressive and invasive plant. Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer.
Full cultivation guide →Carex rossii
Carex rossii
Family: Cyperaceae
Cultivation
Carex rossii is a very cold-hardy plant and is suited to boreal, temperate, cool, semi-arid, mesothermal and xerophytic climates. Unlike the majority of species in this genus, Carex rossii is a plant of exposed, sunny sites with soil drought for part of the year. This species is described as a strong competitor which thrives on hostile and disturbed sites and is a dominant understorey species in many communities where it occurs.
Full cultivation guide →Carex rostrata
Carex rostrata
Family: Cyperaceae
Cultivation
Easily grown in a damp to wet soil in full sun or shade. Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer.
Full cultivation guide →Carex utriculata
Carex utriculata
Family: Cyperaceae
Cultivation
Easily grown in a damp to wet soil in full sun or shade. An abundant and variable plant, it is often a dominant of wetlands in subarctic, boreal, and north-temperate wetlands. Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer.
Full cultivation guide →Carex vesicaria
Carex vesicaria
Family: Cyperaceae
Cultivation
Plants are very resistant to the effects of fire - although top growth is killed off, the plant regenerates rapidly from the roots.
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