| Description | Forms a tufted mound of narrow grass like foliage with a white stripe. Spreads slowly by rhizomes. |
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| Pronunciation | (KAR-eks)(mor-ROW-ee-eye) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Sedge and Rush |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-9 |
| Sunlight | best in part shade, likes some dabbled light to brighten up the foliage |
| Moisture | average to moist |
| Soil & Site | average, avoid dry sites |
| Flowers | as with most Carex the flowers are not real ornamental unless you are a botanists |
| Leaves | narrow 1/2 inch with a white stripe |
| Stems | slowly creeping rhizoms |
| Dimensions | 1 foot tall, spreads to 2 feet, spreads slowly by rhizomes |
| Propagation | division |
| Cultivar Origin | A 1996 Barry Yinger introduction from Japan. |
| Misc Facts | Named for Dr. James Morrow, 19th century agriculturist on Com. Matthew Perry's expedition to Japan. (www.davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/go/7001/#ixzz2eRzp2YN2) |
| Author's Notes | The little plantlets that form by rhizomes remind me of an indoor Spider Plant. My plants have made it through 6 winters in zone #5 (2016). They now have formed a nice thick ground cover with very few weeds. |
| Notes & Reference | #156-San Marcos Growers web site (www.smgrowers.com), #222-The Encyclopedia of Grasses for Livable Landscapes (Rick Darke) |
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