Japanese sedge
Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'
Common Name: Japanese sedge
Genus: Carex
Species: oshimensis
Cultivar: 'Evergold'
Category: Grasses & Bamboos
Height: 0.25 m (25 cm)
Spread: 0.25 m (25 cm)
- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: fertile moist well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: April to June
- Hardiness: fully hardy
A small evergreen ornamental grass that forms low hummocks of striking dark green leaves with a central strip of creamy yellow. In mid to late spring it bears brown flowerspikes on long stems. It looks good planted with other ornamental grasses with contrasting foliage. - Garden care: Comb through the plant in winter with your fingers to remove dead foliage and snip out any leaves in summer.
Similar Plants:
Leatherleaf sedge
Carex buchananii
Bowles' golden sedge
Carex elata 'Aurea'
Palm branch sedge
Carex muskingumensis
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