Plant in full sun to light shade and provide a moist, well-drained soil - plants in shade have done well with only occasional irrigation. Brown flowers sit 6 inches atop the refined clumps in summer. Very cold hardy sedge tolerating 10-15 ° F but dislikes hot dry climates.

We first received this plant from the grassman John Greenlee in 1988 as Carex species 'Variegated' and later called it Carex elegantissima 'Variegata', a name coined by John Greenlee. Although this name was dubious it was used for this plant for many years until determining that it is actually a variegated form of Carex brunnea, a widespread species that grows from eastern Australia north into South East Asia and Japan. For more information on this species see our listing of Carex brunnea. We grew and sold this plant from 1995 until 2019. 

Information displayed on this page about Carex brunnea 'Variegata' is based on our research conducted about this plant in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about it as it has grown in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.