Fact Sheet
Introduction
Everest™ carex can be used as a container and patio plant or as a filler plant with bedding and specimen plants. The distinctive white striped foliage and the healthy growth makes Everest carex also a superb ground-cover plant.
It is easy to grow, low maintenance and forms a neat, easily controlled mound. Everest sets accents with its wonderful foliage color for winter and summer arrangements – also in combination with Evergold carex and Evergreen carex.
Key Features
- Linear white-striped leaves
- Mound forming
Suggested Uses
Perfect for patio containers or small borders
Growth Habit
Broad spreading
Mature Height
12" x 12" wide
Hardiness
Hardy in USDA zone 5 to USDA zone 9.
Flowering Period
Spring and into Summer
Fragrance
Not fragrant
Foliage
Linear white-striped leaves
Light Needs
Full sun to semi-shade
Soil Needs
Well drained, light soil
Water Needs
Do not overwater
Disease Tolerance
No more susceptible to pests and diseases than other Carex oshimensis varieties
Pest Issues
No more susceptible to pests and diseases than other Carex oshimensis varieties
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