Golden Japanese SedgeCarex morrowii 'Aurea-variegata'Height: 1' average mature height Zones: 4-8 Find my zone Aspect: mostly sun to full sun Watering: needs regular irrigation, about once per week during hot weather Maximum Water: tolerates occasional winter flooding but needs drier soil in the summer Habit: clump forming with multiple stems Foliage: evergreen Growth Rate: slow
This plant can't be shipped to Hawaii
Size Availability
Sold out.
Our main crop of most plants is available starting in late fall.
Additional batches of plugs and quarts are added throughout the year.
Many of our plants are propagated in limited quantities and can sell out quickly when posted, get on the notification list below so you don't miss out. Add your email to be notified as soon as we have them back in stock:
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Production notes: currently not in production; often we have replaced this variety with a better alternative but it is still in our catalog as we may produce limited batches in the future
One of the most popular and common of the sedges, Golden Japanese Sedge is most commonly used for borders planted in rows or as single landscape specimens. The long blades will arch over planter boxes if the edge of the plant is within three or four inches of the edge, which can be useful to hide drops in walls in steep landscapes. You can see this in the first picture of a Golden Sedge growing in a two gallon container, which is barely visible behind the many golden variegated blades.
One of the benefits of this plant is that it is a very fast growing when it is young, with our 3.5 inch divisions growing to fill a two gallon container in one or two seasons. However, as the plant ages and grows denser it will slow its growth, allowing for fast establishment but preventing the need for a lot of trimming or maintenance later.
 Growing in a two gallon container. Golden Japanese Sedge is an excellent or raised bed plant. This plant is easily divided in October by clump division. Potted plants are the easiest because they can simply be dumped out, but planted clumps can also be dug up and divided. Cut the leaf blades back to about four inches in length to make what you are doing more visible, and you will see that there are many clumps of leaves that make up the base of the plant. In potting soil, they can be simply pulled apart into single clumps (these will usually have about ten leaves per clump). Plants in poor soil might be more difficult to pull apart and can be cut, but be sure to leave some roots. Replant each miniature clump into another pot or into the ground with well amended soil. Large clumps can also just be cut in half or into quarters if larger divisions are required. Packing Plants For ShippingWe pack our plants depending on the needs of each species and size, most plants ship best with the roots packed in moist sawdust or bark fines but some species don't like root disturbance and are shipped in a soil-less growing media. Excess soil is washed from the roots in preparation for shipping (18-24" White Pines)  Plants are bundled together to fit in boxes  Bundles of plants are secured in long boxes. Plant Sizes 3 gallon Dawn Redwood  Standard quart shrub  Standard 14-18" multi-stem tree size  Standard deep plug pine tree Bamboo Plants Are Shipped In Their ContainersBamboo roots are not flexible and so plants have to be shipped in their containers. These plants are heavier and are shipped separately from bare root plants. Because they are potted they can handle longer transit times so can ship via UPS Ground instead of USPS Air Mail. Potted plants can also be shipped year-round.We regularly top our 1 gallon bamboo plants at 24-30 inches tall throughout the growing season. This results in dense, bushy foliage while allowing for economical shipping. From this size most running species will grow to 5-6 feet tall in the first spring and clumping species will usually grow to 4-5 feet tall.  1 gallon bamboo plants strapped in and ready to be sealed. Unpacking Bare Root PlantsYou will be sent tracking details as soon as your plants are shipped. Unpack your plants as quickly as possible after they are delivered. We use two types of boxes, side-sealing and top-sealing. For boxes that are taped along the whole length you can cut the tape on either side and remove the plant bundles by cutting the tape holding the bundle to the bottom. For boxes that are sealed on the top and bottom, it is easiet to open the bottom of the box (the shipping label is at the top) and pull the bundle of plants out straight out. Check that the box is empty as there can be a second bundle of plants stuck towards the top. A bundle of trees. What if I am not able to plant right away?You can usually leave the plants in their shipping container unopened for 1-2 days if there were no shipping delays and you have received your plants from late November through February. Plants shipped when it is warmer can't stay in their packages for as long.For longer term storage of plants you can pot them up or plant them in rows close together temporarily and then pull them out later in the spring to be planted again. This keeps the roots moist while allowing for air flow to the tops. The roots should have good contact with the soil to ensure they have access to adequate moisture. |
Size Availability
Sold out.
Our main crop of most plants is available starting in late fall.
Additional batches of plugs and quarts are added throughout the year.
Many of our plants are propagated in limited quantities and can sell out quickly when posted, get on the notification list below so you don't miss out. Add your email to be notified as soon as we have them back in stock:
This does NOT subscribe your email to any mailing lists, our system will only send an inventory notification message.
Production notes: currently not in production; often we have replaced this variety with a better alternative but it is still in our catalog as we may produce limited batches in the future
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