Carex morrowii

Botanical Name: Carex morrowii
Common Name: frosted sedge, creeping Japanese sedge
Family Name: Cyperaceae
Origin/Distribution: Japan, Garden origin

Leaf: Green/Nearly white, (fall)Same, Simple, Grass-like, Lanceolate/Linear/Acute/Sheathing

Bud: Basal

Flower: Brown, Floriferous, Panicle, Not showy, May

Fruit/Seed: Achene

Size: Height: 0.2 - 0.4m/Spread: 0.3 - 0.6m

Habit: Dense, Spreading

Form: Creeping, Mat-like, Mounded

Soil: Rich, Well-drained

Moisture: Moderate

Sun: Full sun *if kept moist, Partial sun

Exposure: Partial shade, Filtered shade

Hardiness zone(USDA): 5 - 9

Landscape use: Alpine, Aquatic-ponds, Container planting, Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Perennial boarder, Rock garden, Small garden/space, Waterside planting, Woodland margin

Notes: Perennial