Carex morrowii

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]

Carex morrowii
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
Binomial name
Carex morrowii Boott
Synonyms[1]
Carex kinpokusanensis Akiyama Carex temnolepis Franch.

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]

Subtaxa

The following varieties are currently accepted:^[1]

• Carex morrowii var. laxa Ohwi – Yakushima
• Carex morrowii var. morrowii
• Carex morrowii var. temnolepis (Franch.) Ohwi – Japan

Cultivars

A large number of cultivars are commercially available, including:

• 'Everglow'^[5]
• 'Fisher's Form'^[6]
• 'Gilt'^[7]
• 'Gold Band'^[8]
• 'Ice Dance'^[9]
• 'Irish Green'^[10]
• 'Nana Variegata'^[11]
• 'Pinkie'^[12]
• 'Silk Tassel'^[a][13]
• 'Vanilla Ice'^[14]
• 'Variegata'^[15]

Notes

1. A cultivar of C. morrowii var. temnolepis