Variegated Japanese Sedge

Carex morrowii 'Aurea-variegata'

Pronunciation: KAR-reks mor-ROW-ee-eye AW-ree-uh var-ee-GAY-tuh
SKU #02260
5-9

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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
WATER: Keep soil consistently moist.
SIZE: Moderate growing; foliage clumps reach 1 ft. tall and wide.

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This Plant's Growing Zones: 5-9

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Bloom TimeInconspicuous; prized for foliage.
Deciduous/EvergreenEvergreen
Special FeaturesDramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care
Problems/SolutionsDeer Resistant, Erosion Control, Rabbit Resistant, Very Wet Areas
Growth RateModerate
Growth HabitClumping
Landscape UseBorder, Container, Ground Cover, Edging
Design IdeasPlant 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 ColorBrown
Foliage ColorVariegated
Companion PlantsForsythia (Forsythia); Dogwood (Cornus); Clethra (Clethra); Bee Balm (Monarda); Turtlehead (Chelone)
Care InstructionsThrives 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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Bloom TimeInconspicuous; prized for foliage.
Deciduous/EvergreenEvergreen
Special FeaturesDramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care
Problems/SolutionsDeer Resistant, Erosion Control, Rabbit Resistant, Very Wet Areas
Growth RateModerate
Growth HabitClumping
Style
Landscape UseBorder, Container, Ground Cover, Edging
Design IdeasPlant 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 ColorBrown
Foliage ColorVariegated
Companion PlantsForsythia (Forsythia); Dogwood (Cornus); Clethra (Clethra); Bee Balm (Monarda); Turtlehead (Chelone)
Care
Care InstructionsThrives 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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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.