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| Category: Grass-like |
| Family: Cyperaceae (Sedges) |
| Origin: Japan (Asia) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Yellow/Chartreuse Foliage: Yes |
| Variegated Foliage: Yes |
| Flower Color: Brown |
| Bloomtime: Not Significant |
| Synonyms: [C. morrowii cv.] |
| Height: 1-2 feet |
| Width: 1-2 feet |
| Exposure: Light Shade/Part Sun |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): High Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 0-10° F |
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Carex oshimensis 'Everest' (Silver Variegated Japanese Sedge) Vigorous mound forming evergreen plant to 1 foot tall and wide with very tidy looking silvery-white margined dark green leaves. Flowers in late spring and summer are not showy but also do not detract from the clean look of this plant. Plant in cool full sun to shade in a well drained moist soils. Cold hardy to around 0 degrees F. This plant makes a bold statement as a container plant or as an accent, border planting or large scale groundcover in the landscape. Useful on the edge of the water garden but dislikes complete submersion. This plant is a mutation of the popular Carex oshimensis ‘Evergold’ (a plant once called Carex morrowii 'Aurea-variegata') which has leaves with green margins on a central stripe of cream white. Carex 'Everest' was discovered by Pat FitzGerald of FitzGerald Nurseries of Kilkenny, Ireland and was the winner of the Silver Medal at the Plantarium 2008 in in Boskoop Netherlands. It is marketed in the US by Anthony Tesselaar Plants.
The description above is based on our research and observations of this plant growing in our nursery, in our own garden and in other gardens in the Santa Barbara area. We would appreciate hearing from anyone who has additional information about this plant, even if they disagree with what we have written.
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