What hardiness zones is Carex 'Silver Sceptre' suitable for?

Carex 'Silver Sceptre' is suitable for USDA hardiness zones 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.

What are the sun requirements for Carex 'Silver Sceptre'?

Carex 'Silver Sceptre' requires Part Shade.

How much water does Carex 'Silver Sceptre' need?

Carex 'Silver Sceptre' has Medium water needs.

Carex 'Silver Sceptre' (Silver Sceptre Sedge)

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Grasses

Carex 'Silver Sceptre'

Silver Sceptre Sedge

Cyperaceae

Garden selection; likely {Carex morrowii} or related Japanese species

At a Glance

TypeSedge

HabitClumping

FoliageSemi-evergreen

Height10-14 inches (25-35 cm)

Width12-16 inches (30-40 cm)

Maturity2 years

Growing Zones

USDA Hardiness Zones

5 - 9

Zone 5 Zone 6 Zone 7 Zone 8 Zone 9

These zones indicate the coldest temperatures this plant can typically survive.

What's my zone? →

Frost Tolerancehardy

Key Features

Deer Resistant Container Friendly

Maintenancevery low

Overview

Carex 'Silver Sceptre' is a compact white-variegated shade sedge in the Cyperaceae family growing 10-14 inches (25-35 cm) tall and 12-16 inches (30-40 cm) wide. Green leaves with clean creamy-white marginal stripes create a bright, airy shade accent. The 'Silver Sceptre' name evokes a regal wand of white-striped foliage. The narrow arching leaves are clean and refined — the variegation is crisp with well-defined edges rather than blurry or mottled. Semi-evergreen. Clumping. Moist, humus-rich shade. A compact, well-behaved variegated sedge that gives shade brightness without the larger scale of 'Feather Falls' or the cascading habit of the 'Falls' series. Deer avoid sedge foliage.

Native Range

Carex 'Silver Sceptre' is a garden selection, likely from Japanese Carex species.

Suggested Uses

Used in shade borders, containers of 3 gallons (11 liters), and as a compact white-variegated shade accent. The tidy, compact option when cascading forms are not wanted.

How to Identify

Identified by compact green-and-white striped narrow arching foliage in shade. The crisp, clean white marginal variegation on a compact, upright-arching form. Smaller and more upright than the cascading 'Falls' series.