Carex (Carex comans Frosted Curls) - Commonly called New Zealand Hair Sedge, this little dwarf sedge only reaches 12 inches in height. Grow Carex Frosted Curls from ornamental grass seed and enjoy the silvery, dense green clumps, in your pots and containers, beds and borders, or as groundcovers. Ornamental grasses such as Carex prefer well-drained soil and full sun to partial shade.

This Carex ornamental sedge has a fine-texture with 1/16"-wide, hair-like, almost cylindrical leaves that form dense tufts. With even a slight breeze, the iridescent, light green foliage will shimmer, and when the foliage has plenty of room to cascade over rocks, a container or a wall the ornamental grass gives the illusion of a waterfall. Carex grass care includes trimming the plant back in the late winter or early spring leaving 1/3 of the plant in place. The Carex plant can also be divided every few years in the early spring.

How To Grow Carex From Ornamental Grass Seed: Use small pots filled with seed starting mix. Place the Carex seeds onto the soil and cover thinly with sand or soil. To help keep the ornamental grass seed moist until germination occurs, cover the pots with clear plastic wrap. Move the Carex seedlings to direct sunlight once they have sprouted, either in a south facing window or greenhouse and remove the plastic wrap. Transplant the Carex plants into progressively larger containers as they grow. A mature Carex plant can be transplanted outdoors into its permanent place usually within one full growing season.

Beautiful Decorative Grass

How to Grow

It is simplest to start carex seeds indoors before transplanting outdoors. Use small pots that are filled with a seed-starting mix. Place the seeds onto the soil and cover lightly with sand or soil. To help keep these seeds moist until germination occurs, cover the pots with clear plastic wrap. Move the seedlings to direct sunlight once they have sprouted. Transplant the seedlings into progressively larger pots as they grow. A mature plant can be transplanted outdoors to its permanent place usually within one full growing season.

• Environment: full sun
• Soil: well-drained w' pH 6.8-7.4
• Sowing rate: 4 seeds per plant

Plant Specifications

Red Rooster Carex is a perennial ornamental grass that grows in USDA zones 6 through 9. This carex variety is not particularly fussy and will tolerate almost any soil condition. It does prefer moist soil, however, and does best in mild, cool climates.

• Foliage color: orange-red-brown
• Plant height: 20 inches
• Plant width: 20 inches

Carex (Carex testacea Prairie Fire) - If you are fond of adding different colors and textures to your garden, this Carex seed is a must have! Commonly called Orange Sedge, it is an outstanding specimen plant with attractive olive green, fine-leaved foliage that bursts into orange tones in the fall. In late summer, rose colored flower panicles appear just above the foliage. Add some Orange Sedge grass plants to other ornamental grasses with silvery or variegated foliages, and the colorful effect is dramatic.

Ornamental sedges are extremely versatile. They can be grown in containers or borders, and they tolerate some soil dryness and can even adapt to quite boggy situations. Orange Sedge seeds produce plants that are disease and pest resistant and are very low-maintenance.

How To Grow Carex From Ornamental Grass Seed: Use small pots filled with seed starting mix. Place the Carex seeds onto the soil and cover thinly with sand or soil. To help keep the ornamental grass seed moist until germination occurs, cover the pots with clear plastic wrap. Move the Carex seedlings to direct sunlight once they have sprouted, either in a south facing window or greenhouse and remove the plastic wrap. Transplant the Carex plants into progressively larger containers as they grow. A mature Carex plant can be transplanted outdoors into its permanent place usually within one full growing season.

Beautiful Decorative Grass

How to Grow

It is simplest to start carex seeds indoors before transplanting outdoors. Use small pots that are filled with a seed-starting mix. Place the seeds onto the soil and cover lightly with sand or soil. To help keep these seeds moist until germination occurs, cover the pots with clear plastic wrap. Move the seedlings to direct sunlight once they have sprouted. Transplant the seedlings into progressively larger pots as they grow. A mature plant can be transplanted outdoors to its permanent place usually within one full growing season.

• Environment: full sun
• Soil: well-drained w' pH 6.8-7.4
• Sowing rate: 4 seeds per plant

Plant Specifications

Red Rooster Carex is a perennial ornamental grass that grows in USDA zones 6 through 9. This carex variety is not particularly fussy and will tolerate almost any soil condition. It does prefer moist soil, however, and does best in mild, cool climates.

• Foliage color: orange-red-brown
• Plant height: 20 inches
• Plant width: 20 inches

Carex (Carex flagellifera Bronze) - If you enjoy ornamental grasses, you have to grow this Carex ornamental grass seed! This bronze drought tolerant Carex grass sedge forms a mop-top of pinkish bronze leaves. It is commonly called Weeping Brown Sedge, and its color and simplicity is a great addition to containers, rock gardens or borders where water conservation is desired. Add this ornamental sedge to mixed borders with greens and brightly colored ornamentals to really appreciate its colors and texture. It is a distinctive addition to a sunny to partly shaded border. Individual plants stand out for their form. Grow ornamental grasses in mass groupings for a lovely ground cover.

How To Grow Carex From Ornamental Grass Seed: Use small pots filled with seed starting mix. Place the Carex seeds onto the soil and cover thinly with sand or soil. To help keep the ornamental grass seed moist until germination occurs, cover the pots with clear plastic wrap. Move the Carex seedlings to direct sunlight once they have sprouted, either in a south facing window or greenhouse and remove the plastic wrap. Transplant the Carex drought tolerant plants into progressively larger containers as they grow. A mature Carex plant can be transplanted outdoors into its permanent place usually within one full growing season. Addition of mycorrhizae fungi to the soil can help enhance root development to support a soil life that will help the Carex ornamental grass. This great image was taken from koloryogrodu.blogspot.com.

Beautiful Decorative Grass

How to Grow

It is simplest to start carex seeds indoors before transplanting outdoors. Use small pots that are filled with a seed-starting mix. Place the seeds onto the soil and cover lightly with sand or soil. To help keep these seeds moist until germination occurs, cover the pots with clear plastic wrap. Move the seedlings to direct sunlight once they have sprouted. Transplant the seedlings into progressively larger pots as they grow. A mature plant can be transplanted outdoors to its permanent place usually within one full growing season.

• Environment: full sun
• Soil: well-drained w' pH 6.8-7.4
• Sowing rate: 4 seeds per plant

Plant Specifications

Red Rooster Carex is a perennial ornamental grass that grows in USDA zones 6 through 9. This carex variety is not particularly fussy and will tolerate almost any soil condition. It does prefer moist soil, however, and does best in mild, cool climates.

• Foliage color: orange-red-brown
• Plant height: 20 inches
• Plant width: 20 inches

Carex (Carex pendula Fresh Look) - Start this Carex seed for an amazing accent plant! Commonly, this ornamental sedge is called Drooping Sedge, Weeping Sedge, or Pendulous Sedge, and you can see how the long, dark green leaves cascade downward, and the Carex plant is topped by handsome brown catkins in late spring. Carex ornamental sedge is perfect for the container, for naturalizing, or in the mixed border. Growing Carex ornamental grasses brings amazing rewards!

How To Grow Carex From Ornamental Grass Seed: Use small pots filled with seed starting mix. Place the Carex seeds onto the soil and cover thinly with sand or soil. To help keep the ornamental grass seed moist until germination occurs, cover the pots with clear plastic wrap. Move the Carex seedlings to direct sunlight once they have sprouted, either in a south facing window or greenhouse and remove the plastic wrap. Transplant the Carex plants into progressively larger containers as they grow. A mature Carex plant can be transplanted outdoors into its permanent place usually within one full growing season. At the time of transplanting, cut back once to keep the growth more compact. This Weeping Sedge grass prefers partial shade especially in the hottest zones, but it will also does well in full sun in cooler climates.

Beautiful Decorative Grass

How to Grow

It is simplest to start carex seeds indoors before transplanting outdoors. Use small pots that are filled with a seed-starting mix. Place the seeds onto the soil and cover lightly with sand or soil. To help keep these seeds moist until germination occurs, cover the pots with clear plastic wrap. Move the seedlings to direct sunlight once they have sprouted. Transplant the seedlings into progressively larger pots as they grow. A mature plant can be transplanted outdoors to its permanent place usually within one full growing season.

• Environment: full sun
• Soil: well-drained w' pH 6.8-7.4
• Sowing rate: 4 seeds per plant

Plant Specifications

Red Rooster Carex is a perennial ornamental grass that grows in USDA zones 6 through 9. This carex variety is not particularly fussy and will tolerate almost any soil condition. It does prefer moist soil, however, and does best in mild, cool climates.

• Foliage color: orange-red-brown
• Plant height: 20 inches
• Plant width: 20 inches