Carex siderosticha 'Variegata'
Variegated creeping broad-leaved sedge
Carex Carex
'Variegata' _ 'Variegata' is a slowly-spreading, rhizomatous, deciduous perennial forming clumps of broad, linear to lance-shaped, light green leaves with white margins and stripes, pink-flushed at the base. Upright stems bear slender, green to pale brown flower spikes in late spring.
Carex siderosticha 'Variegata' is: Deciduous
Clump-forming, Spreading
Pale-brown, Green in Spring
Striped, Light green, White, Variegated in Spring; Variegated, Striped, Light green, White in Summer; White, Variegated, Striped, Light green in Autumn
Aphids Aphids
If desired, cut back in autumn when the foliage starts to die down.
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Carex siderosticha 'Variegata' (Variegated creeping broad-leaved sedge ) will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.4m after 2-5 years.
City, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Low Maintenance, Waterside, Containers, Foliage only
Grows best in fertile, moist or wet soil in full sun or partial shade. May be slow to emerge in spring.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Boggy damp conditions, Moist but well-drained, Moisture-retentive
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Carex siderosticha 'Variegata'
Variegated creeping broad-leaved sedge
Carex Carex
'Variegata' _ 'Variegata' is a slowly-spreading, rhizomatous, deciduous perennial forming clumps of broad, linear to lance-shaped, light green leaves with white margins and stripes, pink-flushed at the base. Upright stems bear slender, green to pale brown flower spikes in late spring.
Deciduous
Clump-forming, Spreading
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Pale-brown, Green in Spring
Striped, Light green, White, Variegated in Spring; Variegated, Striped, Light green, White in Summer; White, Variegated, Striped, Light green in Autumn
If desired, cut back in autumn when the foliage starts to die down.
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Carex siderosticha 'Variegata' (Variegated creeping broad-leaved sedge ) will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.4m after 2-5 years.
City, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Low Maintenance, Waterside, Containers, Foliage only
Grows best in fertile, moist or wet soil in full sun or partial shade. May be slow to emerge in spring.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Boggy damp conditions, Moist but well-drained, Moisture-retentive
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5
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