Japanese Sedge, Oshima Sedge 'Everillo'

This has been a terrific performer for me.

Beautiful grassy evergreen foliage that ranges from solid golden to chartreuse,...Read More depending on light---more golden with more sun. Performance is best in light or partial shade.

I planted these this spring in partial shade in soil that is poorly drained, and now after frost they still look great. Tolerates both wet soil and drought, best with medium moisture. Said to be moderately salt tolerant.

This forms compact clumps that expand very slowly. It is best propagated by rhizome division in early spring or basal cuttings, but it does not need regular division. Seedlings are unlikely to come true.

Here in Z6a, the parent from which this sported (Carex hachijoensis 'Evergold') is completely evergreen. I have no doubt that this cultivar is also evergreen here, as claimed. The leaves are flatter and wider than those of the parent cultivar. Do not cut back in fall or winter, but if necessary you may cut it back by up to half in early spring before the new foliage emerges.