Carex kraliana Miss Mississippi Rosmarinus This is exceptional because we

This is exceptional because we live in a climate where most silver-foliaged perennials fear to tread

Spreading by slender rhizomes (leptos = slender)

This variegated Japanese iris is happy in all but the driest of garden soils

inside of which is a distorted

(aka: Osmundastrum cinnamomeum) The deciduous US native Osmunda cinnamomea can be found in every state east of the Mississippi River

Carex kraliana Miss Mississippi Rosmarinus This is exceptional because weCarex kraliana is a little known sedge, native to mesic (good soil moisture) forests, from Maryland south to Florida and west to Texas. Carex kraliana forms an evergreen clump to 10" tall x 20" wide with medium width foliage, making an attractive foil to both ferns and hostas. Carex kraliana is named after the late Vanderbilt professor and carex guru, Bob Kral, who passed away in 2025. Our 2026 Plant Delights JLBG introduction is a strain of