Carex Morrowii "Japanese Sedge" 3Liter

Botanical Name: Carex morrowii

Common Names: Japanese Sedge, Morrow’s Sedge

📌 Product Description

Carex morrowii is a compact, evergreen ornamental grass-like plant valued for its fine, arching foliage and neat clump-forming habit. The leaves are narrow and grass-like, often with variegated forms featuring creamy white margins.

This versatile plant is ideal for adding texture and softness to shaded or semi-shaded areas. It works well in borders, underplanting, and containers, providing year-round greenery.

Easy to grow and low maintenance, Japanese Sedge is widely used in South African gardens for groundcover and contrast planting.

📏 Size When Fully Grown

Height: 30 – 50 cm
Spread: 40 – 60 cm
Growth Habit: Clump-forming evergreen sedge
Growth Rate: Moderate

🌱 Best Growing Conditions

Light: Partial shade to full shade (tolerates some sun)
Soil: Moist, well-draining soil rich in organic matter
Water:

• Keep soil consistently moist
• Avoid drying out completely
• Avoid waterlogged soil

Feeding: Apply compost in spring if required

Maintenance:

• Trim back old foliage if needed
• Divide clumps every few years
• Very low maintenance

🌦️ Planting & Growing Season (South Africa)

Best Planting Time: Spring or early autumn
Active Growth: Spring and summer
Climate Suitability: Suitable for most South African regions, especially cooler or shaded areas
Frost Tolerance: Tolerates light frost

🌼 Additional Benefits

• Excellent groundcover
• Shade tolerant
• Attractive fine texture
• Low maintenance
• Evergreen

🌿 Ideal Uses

✔ Groundcover planting
✔ Shaded borders
✔ Underplanting trees
✔ Container planting
✔ Woodland-style gardens