Japanese grass sedge
Carex morrowii
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size12 to 18 inches tall18 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Brown
- Foliage color
- Green, white
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Japanese grass sedge (Carex morrowii) is a grass for borders, containers, shade gardens, and rock gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and average to wet, loamy soil. It forms a slow-growing, evergreen clump of green and white leaves that reaches 12 to 18 inches tall. Brown flowers appear in spring and again in early summer. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal.
Pairs well with Japanese forest grass, Ostrich fern, and Bottlebrush buckeye.
Native range
Southern and central Japan.