Plant Growing Guides

Sedge

Carex species

Sedge Black Mondo

Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'

Sedge Bowles' Golden

Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'

Sedge 'Oehme'

Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'

Sedge Frosted Curls

Carex oshimensis 'Evergold' or similar Carex cultivar

Sedge grass

Carex species

Oehme Variegata Sedge

Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'

Sedges and Rushes

Carex spp. (sedges); Juncus spp. (rushes)

Autumn Moor Grass

Sesleria autumnalis

Hakonechloa (Japanese Forest Grass)

Hakonechloa macra

Shade-loving Conifers

Various genera (Taxus, Tsuga, Thuja, Podocarpus, etc.)

Shade-loving Grasses

Multiple species (e.g., Luzula, Carex, Festuca)

Shade-loving Ornamental Grasses

Various genera (Carex, Hakonechloa, Luzula, Milium, Chionochloa spp.)

Shade-loving Sedges

Carex species (various)

Shade Sedge

Carex oshimensis

Shade-tolerant Carex Grass

Carex species (various shade-tolerant cultivars)

Shade-tolerant grasses

Various species (e.g., Festuca rubra, Lolium perenne, Carex spp., Chasmanthium latifolium)

Shade-tolerant Mosses

Bryophyta (Division); various species including Hypnum cupressiforme, Dicranum scoparium, Polytrichum commune

Shade-tolerant Native Ferns

Various species (Polystichum, Osmunda, Adiantum, Dryopteris genera)

Shade-tolerant Ornamental Grasses

Various species (Carex, Hakonechloa, Luzula, Milium, Deschampsia, Polystichum hybrids)

Shade-tolerant Sedges

Carex spp.

Beech and Hornbeam

Fagus species (Beech) and Carpinus species (Hornbeam)

Slender Sedge

Carex gracillima

Smaller Ferns

Pteridophyta (various genera including Adiantum, Polystichum, Asplenium, Platycerium)

Small Sedges and Grasses

Carex spp. and Poaceae family (various genera)

Sphagnum Sedge

Carex sphagnicola

Spiked Wood Sedge

Carex spicata

Spreading Wood Sedge

Carex laxiculmis

Striped Maple

Acer pensylvanicum

Supina Bluegrass

Poa supina

Sweet Woodrush

Luzula odorata