Carex morrowii

Carex morrowii
Flowers
'Ice Dance' cultivar
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. morrowii
Binomial name
Carex morrowii
Synonyms[1]
  • Carex kinpokusanensis Akiyama
  • Carex temnolepis Franch.

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]

  1. ^ a b "Carex morrowii Boott". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Carex morrowii". North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. N.C. Cooperative Extension. 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022. Evergold Carex, Japanese Sedge, Kan suge, Marrow's Sedge
  3. ^ a b c d "Carex morrowii". Plant Finder. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Carex morrowii Boott". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022. Synonyms; Carex 'Kan-suge', Carex fortunei