Carex 'Ice Dance' (Japanese sedge 'Ice Dance')

Cultivation

Best grown in moist, humus-rich soil in partial to full shade. Tolerates more sun if soil remains consistently moist. Tolerates moist but well-drained conditions. Leaf colour is best in shade. Benefits from a thick, dry winter mulch in the coldest areas of its growing range. May be deciduous in the coldest areas of its range.

Suggested uses

Containers/Patio, Rock, Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, City, Low Maintenance, Underplanting, Woodland, Prairie planting, Planted in groups

UK hardiness

H7

USDA zones

Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9

Sunset zone

2B, 3A, 3B, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

WUCOLS

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

Foliage

Evergreen

Habit

Cushion or Mound Forming

Native to

Garden origin

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Toxicity

Not toxic