Carex morrowii var. temnolepsis

Name: Carex Morrowii (Japanese Sedge) – Evergreen Shade Grass
Brand: plant d'Avenir
SKU: pda421
Price: 5.9 EUR
Availability: InStock

€5,90

Carex morrowii var. temnolepsis is variety of Carex found in Japan with narrow, evergreen arching leaves.

Carex Morrowii (Japanese Sedge) propagates by underground stolons, allowing it to form beautiful dense clumps without ever becoming invasive.

It prefers rich, moist to wet soil, even clay, which does not dry out too much in summer.

It thrives in partial shade and tolerates competition from other plants.

Flowering	June, July
Flower Color	None
Exposure	Half Sun/Half Shade
Frost Tolerance	-20°C to -25°C
Size	Outdoors
Soil	Cool, Clay-Silt, Moist, Well-Draining
Origin	Japan

pda421

€5,90

In stock

🪴9x9 cm

🚂 Ships across EU
🌱 Grown in our nursery

☂️She will look her very best out of the direct winds and scorching sun, allowing for her to show off her architectural form.

🪴Makes a magnificent potted plant, requiring little maintenance and delivering patterns and elegance in return.

✂️⛔ Do not prune a Carex. Ever. They risk almost certain death💀.

The most interesting thing about the Carex family is their ability to withstand both drought AND occasional flooding.

They are used in bio-swales in many urban areas for this very reason.

What is a bio-swale? I'm glad you asked!

Bio-swales are essentially intentional, planted ditches - like the space between the street and the sidewalk.

When there is too much rain, the sewer systems become overwhelmed by the runoff and the streets end up flooding.

By implementing bio-swales (and using plants such as the Carex family), some of the stormwater can be absorbed before the sewer systems are overwhelmed.

AND, the bio-swales can help pollutants from accumulating downstream by absorbing and filtering them "at the source."