Silver Septre Sedge

Carex morrowii 'Silver Sceptre'

Silver Septre Sedge is a shade loving evergreen  grass with narrow arching green foliage with yellow margins.  Small greenish-brown flower spikelets on triangular stems bloom in mid spring.  Prefers  part sun and moist well-drained soils.  

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance. Do not let soils dry out.  Cut foliage to the ground and remove it in late winter.  

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings,  Borders,  Woodland Gardens,  Wildlife Gardens,  Naturalized Areas,  Native Gardens,  Rock Gardens, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS:  Wild Columbine,  Goldenstar,  Prairie Smoke

IMAGES: Photo by David J. Stang,  Carex morrowii Silver Sceptre 0zz,  CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Photo by David J. Stang,  Carex morrowii Silver Sceptre 3zz,  CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carex_morrowii_Silver_Sceptre_1zz.jpg, (4) Photo by David J. Stang,  Carex morrowii Silver Sceptre 2zz,  CC BY-SA 4.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.