| Description | Variegated Broadleaf Sedge(Carex siderosticha variegata) is a slowly spreading variegated Sedge from underground stems. |
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| Pronunciation | (KAIR-ex)(sih-der-OH-stih-kah) |
| Plant Type | Grass Ornamental |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-9 |
| Sunlight | part shade, light shade |
| Moisture | moist, average, not dry |
| Soil & Site | moist, humusy |
| Flowers | browninsh black on wiry stems, not very ornamental unless you are a botanist |
| Leaves | green, white margin, pinkish-ting in spring or cool weather, tawny in fall |
| Stems | rhizoms |
| Dimensions | 8 inches tall, slowly creeping by rhizomes |
| Maintenance | clean up in early spring before new growth |
| Propagation | division |
| Native Site | eastern China, Manchurian, Japan, growing in mountain woods |
| Author's Notes | I have seen this a few times in shaded areas of zone #5 gardens. They seem to be hardy in these gardens. |
| Notes & Reference | #92-The Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grass (John Greenlee), #103-The Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses (Rick Darke) |
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