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Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance'

Japanese Sedge

Plant Type:

GRASSES & GRASS-LIKE PLANTS

Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance' - Among our favorite sedge is the beautiful 'Ice Dance' with emerald blades broadly edged in creamy white. Virtually evergreen in the north, evergreen in the south, 'Ice Dance' will form a weed-proof ground cover, useful in so many applications: front of the border, edging, Japanese garden, grass garden, shaded slope, etc., etc. etc! Site in a half day's sun to open shade in fertile, draining soil. This Carex enjoys fertility though it is not mandatory. Established pot grown from division.


 


Height:

8-12 in

Spread:

36-48 in

Zone:

5 to 9
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Characteristics and Attributes for Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance'

Season of Interest (Foliage)

  • Spring / Summer / Autumn / into Winter

Nature Attraction

  • Deer Resistant

Light

  • Morning Sun / Afternoon Shade
  • Shade Tolerant

Attributes

  • Bank
  • Ground Cover
  • Massing
  • Border
  • Drought Tolerant
  • Edging

Growth Rate in the Garden

  • Moderately Fast

Soil

  • Fertile
  • Draining

Origins

  • Garden Origin

Propagated By

  • Division

Genus Overview: Carex

We like all the sedges but among our favorites is Broad-leaved Sedge. So many sedges are tough, easy and can be as ornamental and utilitarian as they are good wildlife plants. Carex siderosticha stands out as an especially showy genus slowly forming dense carpets of relatively broad foliage from 1” to 2” wide growing 3” to 6” in length. Some cultivars may grow perhaps taller in optimum conditions. This useful sedge is certainly deciduous in northern gardens but planted in landscapes at the southern end of its range may be virtually evergreen. The inflorescences which are not very interesting sometimes emerge, however, with some pink in the stems. Grow it for the foliage. Plant in part to open shade in fertile soil. The genus Carex in Cyperaceae is large group including many numbers of species from all around the globe. Many are very important wildlife plants. And though the flowers are generally not beautiful the seeds feed many numbers of birds and small mammals. C. siderosticha, the species, originates in China. All of our Carex siderosticha cultivars are offered as pot-grown divisions.