Morovijos viksva ‘Variegata’ – Carex morrowii ‘Variegata’

Morovijos viksva

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameMorovijos viksva ‘Variegata’
Latin plant nameCarex morrowii ‘Variegata’ Boott.
English plant nameJapanese Sedge ‘Variegata’
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Flowerbed, parterres
  • Pods
  • Groups
  • Rockery, retaining walls
  • Water bodies and coastal
  • Wild plant parterre
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • wet soils
  • average wet soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 20 to 25
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • very short (foreground plants) – till 20 cm height
Habitusflower with expressive habitus, for design as accent
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
  • striped
Blossom color
  • yellow, yellow tints
Blooming time
  • 1-st half of the summer - June 2-nd decade- July 2-nd decade
Blooming period1 month
General ornamentalitydecorative
Ornamentality duration, months6
Groupintermediate type perennial (grown 5-6 years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds, scrub division, rootstocks. Easily propagated from rootstock during all vegetation period (the best time is in Spring). Seeds are sown in Spring or in Autumn after picking up. 200-250 seeds (most of Carex genus) per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 8 - 12 grams of seeds sown. Rootstocks are divided in Spring.