Reineckia carnea Archives - Juniper Level Botanic Garden

Crop Circle Reineckia

Looking amazing in the JLBG garden now, is a US National Arboretum accession of the evergreen, Reineckea carnea NA40046J. For those who don’t know the genus, it’s a poorer sister genus to Liriope and Ophiopogon. This exceptional clone makes dense, circular mat, compared to the more typical rangy, spreading habit. This clone was brought to

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Reineckea carnea is a plant in need to better PR firm. Despite offering this several times, sales are always miserable, while its cousins, liriope and ophiopogon are readily accepted into both home and public gardens. I think reineckeas are rather amazing evergreens, looking great as you can see below, as we move toward mid-January. Not

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