Ruscus microglossum Eco Gardens Spring Flowering Plants toothed foliage adorns the stems

toothed foliage adorns the stems of the 1' tall x 2' wide clump

and promoted as the California native Carex tumulicola until it was finally outed as the European Carex divulsa

Carl Schoenfeld tells us that in west Texas

Despite naturally occuring in every state East of the Mississippi River

Ruscus microglossum Eco Gardens Spring Flowering Plants toothed foliage adorns the stemsRuscus x microglossum is a naturally occurring interspecific hybrid between the Southern European native Ruscus hypoglossum and the Spanish North African native Ruscus hypophyllum. The result is an attractive evergreen groundcover for woodland gardens. The 1' tall stalks, clothed in thumb sized, soft green cladodes (fake leaves), produce flowers from the center of each leaf, in late winter early spring. This grows painfully slow, producing a 2' wide