PLANT JOURNAL
COMMON NAME ‘Ice Dance’ Variegated Sedge
BOTANICAL NAME Carex morrowii ‘Ice Dance’
ZONE 5 – 9
SIZE 1’ HT x 1’ SP Groundcover.
FOLIAGE Green and white strands to 12” long, forming weeping clumps. Semi-evergreen, though in my garden it’s evergreen.
FLOWER Small, brown and insignificant in the spring.
GROWING CONDITIONS Best in part-shade to full-shade. Can handle full sun, but some of the foliage can burn. Rich, well-drained soil. Can handle neglect. Spreading, but not overly aggressive.
NOTES Deer resistant.
I have this in deciduous, wooded areas without any irrigation, trimming or weeding, and it has grown into lush, beautiful colonies.
Tough as nails, and beautiful.
