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Carex acuta 'Variegata' (Slender-tufted sedge 'Variegata')

Other names: Variegated slender-tufted sedge, Carex riparia 'Variegata', Greater pond sedge 'Variegata', Greater bank sedge 'Variegata', Variegated greater pond sedge

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Variety or Cultivar
'Variegata' is a deciduous, moisture-loving perennial forming spreading clumps of linear, creamy-white leaves with dark green margins and spikes of dark brown flowers from late spring into summer.
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Flower

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Flower

Foliage

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Foliage
Height and spread

Height and spread

Size Max height Max spread To maturity
0.6 m 0.9 m 2-5 years
1 ft 2 ft 2-5 years

Where to grow

Soil type
  • Clay
  • Loamy
Soil drainage
  • Moist but well-drained
  • Boggy damp conditions
Soil pH
  • Acid
  • Alkaline
  • Neutral
Sunlight
  • Partial Shade
  • Full Sun
Aspect
  • East
  • West
  • South
Exposure
  • Exposed
  • Sheltered

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Cultivation

Plant in fertile, moist or wet soil in full sun or partial shade. Suitable for growing in a bog garden, at water's edge, or in water up to 5cm (2in) deep.

Suggested uses

Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, City, Low Maintenance, Waterside

UK hardiness

H6

USDA zones

Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10

Sunset zone

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Unknown
Central Valley = Unknown
South Coastal = Unknown
South Inland = Unknown
High and Intermediate Desert = Unknown
Low Desert = Unknown

Foliage

Deciduous

Habit

Clump-forming

Native to

Garden origin

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Toxicity

Not toxic

Plant care

Pruning

In summer cut out any dead leaves.

Propagation methods

Seed, Division

Pests

Aphids

Diseases

Cut back after flowering in early autumn (optional)

Divide and replant in spring

Plant in wet rich soil at the margins of ponds or streams

Plant in fertile, moisture retentive soil

Plant in moist or boggy soil

Plant container grown plants in a sunny postion

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