Evergold sedge
Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size9 to 12 inches tallup to 18 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Brown
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Evergold' sedge (Carex oshimensis 'Evergold') is a grass for borders, containers, rock gardens, and ground cover. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and average to wet soil of most types. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. It forms a low, clumping mound of evergreen foliage that looks good all year, and it tolerates drought once settled. Bees and birds visit it.
Pairs well with Amsonia, Inkberry, and Karl Foerster feather reed grass.