Variegated Japanese Sedge
Carex morrowii 'Aurea-variegata'
Description | An attractive, mounding, ornamental grass with stiff, lustrous green and creamy white striped blades. Creates a great low border or groundcover, and adds a wonderful effect near ponds and water gardens. A charming accent in containers and rock gardens. Grows in moist areas, thriving at a pond's edge. Evergreen. |
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Light | Full sun, Partial sun |
Watering | Keep soil consistently moist. |
Blooms | Inconspicuous; prized for foliage. |
Mature Size | Moderate growing; foliage clumps reach 1 ft. tall and wide. |
Deciduous/Evergreen | Evergreen |
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Special Features | Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care |
Problems/Solutions | Deer Resistant, Erosion Control, Rabbit Resistant, Very Wet Areas |
Growth Rate | Moderate |
Growth Habit | Clumping |
Landscape Use | Border, Container, Ground Cover, Edging |
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Design Ideas | Plant in a shady, moist location with other water loving perennials and shrubs. Attractive addition to low lying wetlands, streambeds, or near ponds and water features. Variegated foliage will brighten those low lying, shady areas of your garden or add interest to an Asian inspired design. |
Flower Color | Brown |
Foliage Color | Variegated |
Companion Plants | Forsythia (Forsythia); Dogwood (Cornus); Clethra (Clethra); Bee Balm (Monarda); Turtlehead (Chelone) |
Care | Thrives in enriched, loamy, moist, well-drained soils. Tolerates sun in cool coastal settings; site in part sun or dappled shade elsewhere. Water deeply, regularly in first growing season to establish root system; once established, maintain evenly moist soil. For a neat appearance, remove old, faded foliage before new leaves emerge. |
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This Plant's Growing Zones: 5-9
Your USDA Cold Hardiness Zone: 7
Good to grow!
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Jesse Israel & Sons Nursery 570 Brevard Rd., Lot 16
Asheville, North Carolina 28806 -
Lowe's 95 Smokey Park Hwy.
Asheville, North Carolina 28806 -
Lowe's 89 South Tunnel Road
Asheville, North Carolina 28805
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We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.