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]

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:

Notes

  1. ↑ A cultivar of C. morrowii var. temnolepis

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Carex morrowii Boott". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  2. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 4 "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
  5. ↑ "Carex morrowii 'Everglow' PBR (EverColor Series) (v)". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022. 6 suppliers
  6. ↑ "Carex morrowii 'Fisher's Form' (v)". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022. 9 suppliers
  7. ↑ "Carex morrowii 'Gilt' (v)". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022. 2 suppliers
  8. ↑ "Carex morrowii 'Gold Band'". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022. 3 suppliers
  9. ↑ "Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance'". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022. 36 suppliers
  10. ↑ "Carex morrowii 'Irish Green'". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022. 5 suppliers
  11. ↑ "Carex morrowii 'Nana Variegata' (v)". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022. 1 suppliers
  12. ↑ "Carex morrowii 'Pinkie'". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022. 1 suppliers
  13. ↑ "Carex morrowii var. temnolepis 'Silk Tassel' (v)". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  14. ↑ "Carex morrowii Vanilla Ice ('Vanice' PBR) (v)". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022. 5 suppliers
  15. ↑ "Carex morrowii 'Variegata' (v)". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022. 13 suppliers


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