Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'
Variegated Japanese Sedge
USDA Hardiness Zone 5-9
The foliage is striking, with creamy yellow in the center and dark green edges on this beautiful Japanese native grass. This evergreen, clump-forming sedge is a very bright addition to the shade landscape. It has a very relaxed, arching habit.
Homeowner Growing and Maintenance Tips
Don't allow this sedge to dry out! A great choice for groundcover, border plant, accent or in a container.
Good Companions
Chinese False Spirea
(Astilbe chinensis),
False Forget-Me-Not, Siberian Bugloss
(Brunnera macrophylla),
Old Fashioned Bleeding Heart
(Dicentra spectabilis),
Bigleaf Ligularia
(Ligularia dentata),
Goat's Beard
(Aruncus dioicus),
Masterwort
(Astrantia major),
Bugbane
(Cimicifuga (Actaea) ramosa),
Strawberry Foxglove
(Digitalis mertonensis),
Japanese Painted Fern
(Athyrium nipponicum),
Siberian Iris
(Iris sibirica),
Plantain Lily
(Hosta ),
Avens
(Geum ),
Butterfly Gaura
(Gaura lindheimeri),
Stonecrop
(Sedum reflexum),
Speedwell
(Veronica ),
Windflower
(Anemone leveillei),
Cranesbill
(Geranium wlassovianum),
Hellebore
(Helleborus Winter Thrillers),
Speedwell
(Veronica ),
Lupine
(Lupinus Westcountry™ )
Characteristics & Attributes
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