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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]

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

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:

• 'Everglow'[5]
• 'Fisher's Form'[6]
• 'Gilt'[7]
• 'Gold Band'[8]
• 'Ice Dance'[9]
• 'Irish Green'[10]
• 'Nana Variegata'[11]
• 'Pinkie'[12]
• 'Silk Tassel'[lower-alpha 1][13]
• 'Vanilla Ice'[14]
• 'Variegata'[15]

Notes

References

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