Carex oshmensis Everest

Carex oshimensis ‘Everest’

9x9 cm
€6,90
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Carex oshmensis Everest
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Carex oshimensis ‘Everest’

Carex oshimensis ‘Everest’

€6,90
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Organic
Sustainable
Locally grown
Carex oshimensis ‘Everest’ is variety of Carex found in Japan with wide foliage, high arching leaves and sporting a bright, silver-cream border.
It propagates by underground stolons, allowing it to form beautiful dense clumps without ever becoming invasive.
It prefers rich, moist to wet soil, even clay, which does not dry out too much in summer.
It thrives in partial shade and tolerates competition from other plants.
Preferred Soil Type: Moist, Well-drained

Hardiness Zone: Zone 6 : -20°C

🪴9x9 cm

🚂 Ships across EU

🌱 Grown in our nursery
€6,90
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The Botany

The most interesting thing about the Carex family is their ability to withstand both drought AND occasional flooding.

They are used in bio-swales in many urban areas for this very reason.

What is a bio-swale? I'm glad you asked!

Bio-swales are essentially intentional, planted ditches - like the space between the street and the sidewalk.

When there is too much rain, the sewer systems become overwhelmed by the runoff and the streets end up flooding.

By implementing bio-swales (and using plants such as the Carex family), some of the stormwater can be absorbed before the sewer systems are overwhelmed.

AND, the bio-swales can help pollutants from accumulating downstream by absorbing and filtering them "at the source."
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