Plants of the Week – January 24

Carex morrowii ‘Ice Dance’ is a great deer resistant sedge found in the  winter containers of the Terry Shane Teaching Garden. photo credit: J. Coceano

Cedrus deodora ‘Shalimar’, found near the visitor parking off of Whittier Place, has graceful pendulous branches that sport blue green needles in youth and then matures to a more flat-topped appearance. photo credit: J. Coceano

Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Little Mackie’, planted in dwarf conifer area near Bond Hall, is a  slow growing conifer with a nice rounded form. photo credit: J. Coceano

Colocasia esculenta ‘Tea Cup’ was named because the leaves on the 3-4’ plant appear upward in an inverted cup pose. This plant will be available at the first annual Unusual Tropicals and Annuals Sale. This photo was taken at Longwood Gardens in August 2010. photo credit: J. Coceano