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Upright clumps of slender, flat, linear bluish green leaves. Purplish-bronze blooms. Tolerates black walnut. USDA 3-9
Rich-green, thick foliage. Great for containers. Dense, mounding habit. USDA 5-9
Height: 12 inches
Spread: 15 inches
Sunlight: full sun, partial shade, full shade
Hardiness Zone: 4b
Other Names: Creeping Japanese Sedge
Brand: Proven Winners
Description:
A low maintenance, cool weather ornamental grass featuring fast growing plants in the early spring and fall; beautiful narrow, arching foliage with forest green centers and creamy-white margins; well suited for containers, borders or garden beds
Ornamental Features:
Ice Dance Sedge is primarily valued in the garden for its cascading habit of growth. Its attractive grassy leaves are forest green in color with prominent white stripes. The foliage often turns brown in fall.
Landscape Attributes:
Ice Dance Sedge is an herbaceous evergreen perennial grass with a shapely form and gracefully arching stems. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other garden plants with less refined foliage.
This plant will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration:
- Spreading
Ice Dance Sedge is recommended for the following landscape applications:
- Mass Planting
- Border Edging
- General Garden Use
- Groundcover
- Naturalizing And Woodland Gardens
- Container Planting
Planting & Growing:
Ice Dance Sedge will grow to be about 12 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 15 inches. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground, not requiring facer plants in front. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. As an evegreen perennial, this plant will typically keep its form and foliage year-round.
This plant performs well in both full sun and full shade. It prefers to grow in moist to wet soil, and will even tolerate some standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America. It can be propagated by division; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.
Ice Dance Sedge is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor pots and containers. It is often used as a 'filler' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination, providing a canvas of foliage against which the thriller plants stand out. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.
Foliage turns golden orange in the fall. Clump forming. USDA 5-8
Blue-green foliage with feathery, pinkish-white plumes in summer. Strong, upright habit. USDA 5-9
Purple bloom. Upright foliage with blue base. Fall color. Native. USDA 3-9
Blue-green foliage with feathery, pinkish-white plumes in summer. Strong, upright habit. USDA 5-9
Bronze blooms. Blue-pink tinged foliage. Upright. Native. USDA 3-9
Dense, clumping, variegated foliage. Low-maintenance. USDA 5-9
White blooms. Graceful, spreading clump. Deep green leaves. Tolerates black walnut, Dry & wet soils. USDA 5-9
Rich-green fronds have a dense, upright growth habit. White, puffy plumes in late summer. USDA 4-9
Blue-green foliage with long fronds. Compact, bushy habit. USDA 4-8
