General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 1 foot
Plant Spread: 1 foot
Leaves: Variegated
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Other: flowers are small and combined into spikes
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Bog gardening
Uses: Water gardens
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Other methods: Division

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Common names
  • Japanese Grass Sedge
  • Sedge

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photo credit: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz
Location: Balboa Park Botanical Gardens, San Diego, California                         
Date: 2013-08-16
Location: Balboa Park Botanical Gardens, San Diego, California                        
Date: 2013-08-16

Date: 2013-07-18

photo credit: Averater

Date: 2013-07-18

photo credit: Raffi Kojian
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