• Eventual Height: 0.25m
  • Eventual Spread: 0.25m
Japanese sedge Japanese sedge

Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'

Japanese sedge

size: 2 litre pot   available to order from spring 2012    

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  • Position: full sun or partial shade
  • Soil: fertile, moist, well-drained soil
  • Rate of growth: average
  • Flowering period: April to June
  • Hardiness: fully hardy

    A small, evergreen, ornamental grass that forms low hummocks of striking dark green leaves with a central strip of creamy yellow. In mid to late spring it bears brown flowerspikes on long stems. It looks good planted with other ornamental grasses with contrasting foliage.

  • Garden care: Comb through the plant in winter with your fingers to remove dead foliage and snip out any leaves in summer.

  • Eventual Height: 0.25m
  • Eventual Spread: 0.25m
Carex oshimensis 'Evergold' - Japanese sedge Small, variegated, evergreen grass