Category: Grass
Family: CYPERACEAE
Genus: Carex
species: morrowii
Origin:
Size: 1 (min) to 2 (max)
Size Description:
Notes:
Height x width: 12 to 18 inches tall and wide
Growth habit: Mound forming, and arching
Foliage: Clustered, grass-like leaves arise from the base of the plant. Leaves are flat, thick and to ½ inch wide. Semi-evergreen. May have variegated stripes of white, solver or cream, depending on cultivar
Flowers: Not showy
Culture: Sun or shade. Prefers moist, well-drained soil
Uses: Massing, groundcover, front of border, or rock garden
Propagation: Division, in spring
Cultivars: ‘Silver Sceptre’, above, has silvery white variegations along the edges
‘Evergold’, middle, with coleus and petunias, has gold stripes
Related Species:
Carex buchananii – Leatherleaf sedge has a cinnamon-brown leaf color. Narrow leaves grow upright for about 18 inches, then taper to the end. Evergreen, for sun or light shade. The brown-leaved sedges are sometimes referred to as “dead sedges”.
Notes courtesy of Sue Trusty.
Characteristics: Wet Soil Tolerant Rain Garden

Availability:		High Availability
Deer Resistance:		Good Resistance	See plants that are deer resistant.
Full Sun Tolerance:		Performs Well	See other plants that like full sun.
Part Shade Tolerance:		Performs Well	See other plants that like part shade.
Deep Shade Tolerance:		Performs Well	See other plants that like deep shade.