Carex siderosticta Banana Boat Rock Garden Plants each sitting atop a 15"

each sitting atop a 15" tall stem

clump topped in late spring with 3' tall spikes of large

where Coreopsis 'Summer Sunshine' blew away the competition

and Christmas fern provides both

Akebono cast iron plant makes a great bold-textured addition to the Southern garden

Carex siderosticta Banana Boat Rock Garden Plants each sitting atop a 15"Carex 'Banana Boat' is a beautiful variegated form of the deciduous Carex siderosticta from Japan that makes a slowly spreading clump of 6 8" long, bright golden leaves bordered with a dark green edge. Carex 'Banana Boat' is an easy to grow textural complement to ferns in the moist woodland garden. In 5 years, expect a 3' wide deer resistant patch.