Scientific Name:
Carex morrowii
'Ice Dance'
Pronunciation:
KAIR-ecks mor-OH-ee-eye
Common Name:
frosted sedge, creeping Japanese sedge
Family Name:
Cyperaceae
Plant Type:
Poales (grass-like)
Key ID Features:
Medium sized sedge (larger than C. 'Snowline'), spreading (baby plants around the base in contrast to the pure clumping of other Carex); leaves 30-45cm long x 6-13mm wide, variegated pale yellow on both margins.
Habit:
Dense, Spreading
Form:
Creeping / Mat-like, Mounded
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Garden origin, S.E. Asia / Japan / China (Japan)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun only if soil kept moist, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Humus rich
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Alpine, Aquatic - ponds, Container planting, Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Perennial border, Rock garden, Small garden/space, Waterside planting, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Google. Compare to C. 'Snowline' (about half the size or just 15-20cm tall).
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Grass-like
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Green, Nearly White
Colour in Fall:
Green, Nearly White
Shapes:
Lanceolate, Linear
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Sheathing
Margins:
Entire
Additional Info:
Leaves variegated
Inflorescence Type:
Spikelet, Floriferous, Panicle-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
0
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Not showy, Brown
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
May
Fruit Type:
Achene
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Jun, Jul
Bark or Stem Colour:
n/a
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes
Propagation:
Division - above ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- HORT 1155
Location(s):
- (BCW) Boulevard (Circular) Westend : auditorium planting - q.6
- (CGW) Community Garden West
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZS) GAZebo South : to confirm (under spruce)
- (NRY) NuRserY
- (ONW) Overpass North side West
- (PPL) Pine PLanting
- (WLG) WoodLand Garden