Carex albula 'Frosty Curls'
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- KAY-reks AL-bew-lah FROH-stee KUR-uls
- Description
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Curly Frosty Curls has narrow evergreen leaves that self-seed along with being a good stabilizing plant for banks. This plant is either drought tolerant or tolerant of wet planting sites.
Compare this Plant to: Carex albula
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Carex
- Species:
- albula
- Family:
- Cyperaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Division
- Seed
- Dimensions:
- Height: 1 ft. 0 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 1 ft. 0 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Clumping
- Dense
- Spreading
- Weeping
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Fine
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Occasionally Dry
- Occasionally Wet
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12 inches-3 feet
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 6b, 6a, 7b, 7a, 8b, 8a, 9b, 9a
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Flowers:
- Flower Description:
- Inconspicuous flowers
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Green
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Metallic, very narrow leaves
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Naturalized Area
- Rock Wall
- Landscape Theme:
- Rock Garden
- Water Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Wet Soil
