Carex EverColor 'Everest'
Carex EverColor 'Everest' features crisp white and green variegated blades that form soft mounds of arching foliage. Its elegant texture brightens shaded spaces and adds year round interest in mild climates. The tidy clumps resist flopping and require minimal maintenance to look polished across seasons. Height & Spread: 12 - 18 in x 12 - 18 in Bloom Time: Late spring Light Requirements: Full shade to part sun Soil Preference: Moist, well drained soil; tolerates clay and loam Watering Needs: Moderate; benefits from consistent moisture Deer Resistance: Deer resistant Native Status This cultivar is derived from Carex oshimensis, a sedge species native to Japan, and is used widely in ornamental plantings. WILDLIFE & INSECTS Butterflies Provides shelter and low growing protection for butterfly larvae and chrysalises especially in layered plantings. Bees Provides early season foraging habitat and structure for native solitary bees to rest among mounding foliage. Beneficial Inse