Carex morrowii | |
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Flowers | |
'Ice Dance' cultivar | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Carex |
Species: | C. morrowii
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Binomial name | |
Carex morrowii | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Carex morrowii, the kan suge, Morrow's sedge, Japanese grass sedge or Japanese sedge (a name it shares with Carex oshimensis), is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae. [2] [3] [4] It is native to central and southern Japan, and has been introduced to Belgium, Denmark and Austria. [1]
An ornamental sedge with a large number of (mostly variegated) cultivars, it tolerates heavy shade and wet soil, and is erosion and deer-resistant. [3] Consequently it is recommended as a slowly spreading ground cover, for naturalizing, and in rain gardens. [3] [2] It is hardy in USDA zones 5 through 9 and does well in containers. [3]
The following varieties are currently accepted: [1]
A large number of cultivars are commercially available, including:
Evergold Carex, Japanese Sedge, Kan suge, Marrow's Sedge
Synonyms; Carex 'Kan-suge', Carex fortunei
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