Kingdom: Plantae
(Unranked): Angiosperms
(Unranked): Monocots
(Unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species: C. morrowii
Binominal name: Carex morrowii
Common name: Morrows Sedge, Japanese sedge
Cultivars: Variegata, Gold Band, Evergold, Silver Tassel, Ice Dance, Fisher’s Form.
Carex morrowii a Japanese exotic clump-forming evergreen ornamental grass with stiff, dark green leaves with narrow white edges; 30cm long. It will form a clump with a height of 30-40 cm and will stand temperatures down to minus 15 c. and is drought tolerant. In spring short-lived groups of four to six flowers on spikes appear;
Photographed at Pukekura Park, New Plymouth
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