Everillo sedge
Carex oshimensis 'Everillo'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size18 to 24 inches tall18 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Brown
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Everillo' sedge (Carex oshimensis 'Everillo') is a grass for borders, containers, rock gardens, and ground cover. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and dry to wet soil of most types. It forms an evergreen, drought tolerant clump about 18 to 24 inches tall and wide. Bees and birds visit it. It sits low on the menu for deer.
Pairs well with Blue-eyed grass, Amsonia, and Autumn fern.