tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152931393171647425.post4501965360447954957..comments2023-12-08T19:44:13.991-08:00Comments on Talking to Plants: Carex 'Ice Dance'Rachellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00275379577689130061noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152931393171647425.post-29768444504556560112014-02-07T06:43:10.056-08:002014-02-07T06:43:10.056-08:00Jason, a lot of gardeners here see anything blade-...Jason, a lot of gardeners here see anything blade-like as a weed. Nature of the beast, I think. Grassy weeds are rampant here. You don't even see that purple pennisetum in pots here. Plus, a lot of the grasses (acorus, carex, miscanthus, whatever...) are not truly hardy here it seems, so gardeners are not apt to try them. There are several which are, but unless it has variegated foliage or an incredible seed head early in the season, they are not getting planted. Warm season grasses other than fescue have a hard go. I have had panicum 'Heavy Metal' weeded out of plantings along with miscanthus purpurea, and m. Karl Foerster.Rachellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00275379577689130061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152931393171647425.post-72559044112605194352014-02-05T17:50:07.346-08:002014-02-05T17:50:07.346-08:00So why aren't they popular? It's a plant r...So why aren't they popular? It's a plant recommended at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Do you like the native sedges, like C. muskingumensis, and C. sprengelii?Jasonhttp://gardeninacity.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com