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Variegated Japanese Sedge 'Aurea Variegata' (Carex morrowii 'Aurea Variegata')

Variegated Japanese Sedge 'Aurea Variegata'

Variegated Japanese Sedge 'Aurea Variegata' (Carex morrowii 'Aurea Variegata') is a beautiful, evergreen sedge with broad, creamy-yellow central stripes on dark green leaves. It forms a cascading fountain-like clump for shade gardens.

Taxonomic Details

Family:	Cyperaceae (sy-peer-AY-see-ee)
Genus:	Carex (KAR-eks)
Species:	morrowii (mor-ROW-ee-eye)
Cultivar:	Aurea Variegata

Grasses and Bamboo: 'Searles Variegated' Japanese Maple: Subtle Cream-Splashed Foliage; Leatherleaf Sedge (Carex buchananii); Pendulous Sedge (Carex pendula): A Grand, Arching Sedge for Damp Shade; Variegated Palm Sedge 'Oehme' (Carex muskingumensis): Striking Gold-Striped Foliage; Cherokee Sedge (Carex cherokeensis): A Native, Evergreen Sedge for Southeastern Shade; Variegated Japanese Angelica Tree (Aralia elata 'Variegata'): Bold Foliage; Thymus citriodorus 'Variegata': Variegated Lemon Thyme – Citrus Scent and Gold-Splashed Leaves; Pineapple Mint 'Variegata' (Mentha suaveolens 'Variegata'): Ornamental Variegated Herb; Variegated Shell Ginger (Alpinia zerumbet 'Variegata'): Striking Foliage for Shade Gardens; Variegated Tapioca (Manihot esculenta 'Variegata'): Ornamental Cassava with Striking Leaves

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