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Carex atroviridis

Carex atroviridis
Photo: Piropiro77, CC BY-SA 4.0

Carex atroviridis is a small, dark-leafed sedge in the Cyperaceae family, native to East Asia, and is grown mainly as an ornamental grass-like plant in cool, moist conditions. Keep it evenly moist in partial shade for best results.

Family
Cyperaceae (Cyper family)
Light
Part shade, Shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist and never let it dry out fully.
Soil
Moist, humus-rich, well-drained soil or a moisture-retentive potting mix.
Temperature
10–22 °C; tolerates cold winters outdoors but protect from hard frost in containers.
How easy
Easy

About

Carex multifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae. It was first formally named in 1931 by Jisaburo Ohwi. It is found in Korea and Japan.

Other Carex plants

Carex abitibiana · Indian Valley sedge · Abruptbeak sedge · Thicket sedge · Small Dusky Sedge · Seoul Sedge · Acid Loving Sedge · Carex acocksii · Slender Tufted-sedge · Carex acutata · Lesser pond sedge · Circumpolar sedge

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Carex multifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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