Carex divulsa Malvaviscus wild ginger from central Japan

wild ginger from central Japan that has been an excellent performer in our garden trials

We find this tough-as-nails

Illicium 'Florida Sunshine' is native in deep to light shade in the wild

On a short stalk atop the leaves are up to 24 small pink flowers that open progressively over a series of weeks starting in June (NC)

and keep it indoors in a bucket of water until the fruit ripens

Carex divulsa Malvaviscus wild ginger from central JapanI picked Carex divulsa up in Arizona in 2003, where it was widely sold, grown, and promoted as the California native Carex tumulicola until it was finally outed as the European Carex divulsa. Despite the mixup, Carex divulsa is a fabulous sedge and has been a stellar performer in both our heat and humidity. Carex divulsa makes a lush, evergreen mop top clump of narrow green foliage to 15" tall x 30" wide that is equally at home in moist shade or dry