Variegated Japanese Sedge

Name: Variegated Japanese Sedge
Brand: Monrovia
SKU: 02260

Carex morrowii 'Aurea-variegata'

Pronunciation: KAR-reks mor-ROW-ee-eye AW-ree-uh var-ee-GAY-tuh

SKU #02260

USDA Zone

5-9

Your climate might be too cold for this plant:

OVERVIEW
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.
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.

DETAILS
Deciduous/Evergreen	Evergreen
Special Features	Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care
Growth Rate	Moderate
Growth Habit	Clumping

STYLE
Landscape Use	Border, Container, Ground Cover, Edging
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
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.

This Plant's Growing Zones: 5-9