Carex pensylvanica Straw Hat PP 29432 Viola Just below one of the

Just below one of the leaves you'll find a large cluster of shredded-petaled creamy white flowers in May (NC)

with a dark pink back

the flower stalks arise from bare ground

I was smitten

Carex pensylvanica Straw Hat PP 29432 Viola Just below one of theCarex pensylvanica 'Straw Hat' has surprisingly prospered in our hot, humid, summer, where this species typically doesn't thrive, since its native range runs from Canada south to Arkansas. The narrow, fine textured, semi evergreen foliage is topped with flowers in mid spring, atop upright 8" tall stalks. By summer, the foliage lays flat, creating a beautiful textural carpet. Although native to moist woods, it has thrived for us in our amended sandy