Carex spissa

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Carex spissa

Plant (HPS Number P09973)

Notes:
Date donated: 1st Jan 2000
Donor: Andrew Ward

RHS Number and Name Designation (if any): 129684 - accepted name
  • Date added to the website: 23rd Mar 2023
  • Date updated on the website: 19th Dec 2024
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A Flower for Every Day by Diane Bellerby
Publication: Cornucopia
Edition: 54: Autumn 2024

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The Glass Menagerie by Colin Crews
Publication: Cornucopia
Edition: 54: Autumn 2024

Hepatica nobilis, which Colin grows from seed, keeping the seedlings under glass during winter
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On a Chalk Hillside – June 2026
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On a Chalk Hillside – March 2025
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HPS Member Ann-Marie Powell wins an RHS Award for designing the Octavia Hill Garden
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On a Chalk Hillside – May 2023, Catching up with Seasonal gardening jobs
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Plant of the Month January 2017
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Plant of the Month November 2016

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Carex spissa

P09973

Plants in the genus : Carex

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Carex vulpina

M01203
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Carex viridula

M01198
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Carex trifida

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Carex texensis

P07869
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Carex testacea

P07477
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Carex testacea

P08148
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Carex testacea

S00416
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Carex testacea

Order Ref: 323
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Carex tenuiculmis

M01200
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Carex sylvatica

M01199
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Carex spissa

P09973
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Carex siderosticta ‘Variegata’ (v)

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Carex secta

P07530
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Carex secta

S00415
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Carex secta

M01197
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Carex phyllocephala ‘Sparkler’ (v)

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Carex petriei

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Carex petriei

M01196
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Carex pendula

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Carex pendula

P08147
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Carex pendula

Order Ref: 322
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Carex oshimensis ‘Evergold’ (v)

P08470
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Carex muskingumensis

P07309
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Carex muskingumensis

Order Ref: 321

Plants in the family : Cyperaceae

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Carex trifida

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Carex pendula

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Carex elata ‘Aurea’

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Carex grayi

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Carex petriei

P09995
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Carex albida

P09875
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Carex comans

P02418
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Carex comans

M01181
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Carex secta

P07530
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Carex flava

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Carex comans ‘Frosted Curls’

P07595
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Carex comans ex ‘Frosted Curls’

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