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Plant Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Life cycle: Perennial
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Plant Height: 9-12 inches
Plant Spread: 12-24 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Flowers: Other: flowers are small and combined into spikes
Flower Color: Brown
Other: Brownish
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Bog gardening
Uses: Water gardens
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Division

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Common names
  • Japanese Grass Sedge
  • Sedge

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Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2017-10-05
Location: Hidden Hills CA zone 10b
Date: 2014-07-11
Starter plant just received
Location: Indiana zone 5
Date: 2015-04-10
Photo by treehugger
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2010-04-18
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2010-04-18

Date: 2014-12-09
Location: Northwest N.J.
Date: 2011-10-10
Location: Hidden Hills CA zone 10b
Date: 2014-07-11
Starter plant just received
Location: Hidden Hills CA zone 10b
Date: 2014-07-11
multiple clumps
Location: Indiana zone 5
Date: 2015-04-10
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2010-05-06
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2010-05-06
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2010-05-06
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2010-05-06

Date: 2011-05-25

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
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Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
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Location: Fairfax, VA | July, 2022
Date: 2022-07-16

Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
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Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
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Date: 2013-10-07

Date: 2013-10-07

Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens. Used with permission.
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