Carex oshimensis 'Everest'

Perennial herbaceous plant, evergreen for shade, it forms dense elegant tufts, with leaves streaked with dark green and white. In pots the beautiful foliage is enhanced; useful for adding a touch of color and structure to flowerbeds.

Carexes are particularly easy to grow.
Being evergreen, it is interesting for creating movement and soul all year round in the garden, in borders as well as in pots and bowls, where it remains unchanged in every season.
Suitable as a garnish for undergrowth plants, such as ferns, hellebores, epimedium, geranium, liriope, hosta.
The name 'Carex' derives from the Greek "kéiro" meaning 'I cut', referring to the thin margins of the leaves of this genus.

Classification
Common name: Variegated sedge.
Genus and species: Carex oshimensis (syn. Carex hachijoensis)
Cultivar: 'Everest'
Family: Cyperaceae.

Characteristics
Description of the flowers: Apical spikes, quite showy.
Flower color: Purplish-brown.
Flowering period: Early Spring.
Leaves: Ribbon-shaped, 3-4 mm wide, variegated longitudinally with lines of dark green and white, in sharp contrast.
Perfume: -
Dimensions: Height approximately 40 cm, width approximately 80 cm.

Cultivation
Exposure: Partial shade (cannot tolerate more than morning sun), shade.
Soil: Any, even poor.
Irrigation: As needed, drought tolerant.
Frost resistance: USDA 5

Care
Pruning: Does not require pruning, remove any old basal leaves. To renew it, in case of damage from perennial snow or particularly intense frost, it is possible to cut the burnt tops at the end of winter before vegetative growth, with scissors.
Propagation: It is propagated by dividing the tufts in spring.