Carex oshimensis ‘Feather Falls’
Carex 'Feather Falls' is a gorgeous striped weeping sedge with narrow variegated foliage and plumes of feathery flowers.
Carex oshimensis ‘Feather Falls’ is a stunning striped weeping sedge on steroids like a big ‘Evergold’. The narrow variegated foliage of white and green arches into large, lush, attractive evergreen hummocks and can be used in a border, near a water feature, in mass plantings, as an edger, and in pots and planters! Plumes of feathery flower stems emerge in spring. Though recommended for average to moist sites it is quite drought tolerant in shades. Deer resistant.
Common Name: Striped Weeping Sedge
Family: Cyperaceae (The Sedge Family)
Zone Hardiness: 5-9
Light: Full Sun Part Sun Part Shade Full Shade
Height: 12-24"
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Brown
Secondary Bloom Colour: Green
Class: Evergreen
Type: Grass
Bloom Time: Late Spring
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist, Dry
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Fragrance: No
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Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Dry woods and rocky hillsides.
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