Carex basiantha Cousin Itt Leonotis South Carolina

South Carolina

This 2006 Asiatica Nursery (Barry Yinger) introduction is still quite rare in collections

a marvelous white-edged mutation of Hosta 'Blue Angel'

and takes on a lovely rusty-orange hue during the winter months

Carex basiantha Cousin Itt Leonotis South CarolinaCarex basiantha 'Cousin Itt' is a 2026 Plant Delights JLBG introduction of a 2022 Patrick McMillan collection from Jasper County, South Carolina. This is an amazing, but little known sedge, that's exceeded our wildest expectations in the garden. Native from NC west to Texas, Carex basiantha thrives in average to wet soils, where it forms very attractive tightly knit tussocks. Our garden planting has made a 1' tall x 5' wide evergreen to semi evergreen