Family: Cyperaceae
            
                Scientific Name: Carex muskingumensis Oehme
            
                Common Name: Variegated Palm Sedge
            
    
    
            
            
    
            
            
                
    
    
    
    
     
    
 
        
    
    
    
        
            
            
                | Description | Resembles a small palm tree with a clear yellow border around the leaves. | 
                | Pronunciation | (KAIR-ex)(mus-king-goo-MEN-sis) | 
                | Plant Type | All Plants, Grass Ornamental | 
                | Hardiness Zone | 4-8 | 
                | Sunlight | sun, part sun | 
                | Moisture | prefers moist tolerates average | 
                | Soil & Site | average to moist | 
                | Leaves | Leaves emerge yellow developing vivid stripes. | 
                | Dimensions | 2.5 feet tall | 
                | Native Site | North American Native | 
                | Cultivar Origin | Found by Wolfgang Oehme as a sport of the species plant in his garden. Introduced in 1994 | 
                | Notes & Reference | #222-The Encyclopedia of Grasses  for Livable Landscapes (Rick Darke), Plant Delight Nursery web site | 
        
        
        
     
    
                
	        
            
            
                
            
        
    
    
    
         
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