• Image of Carex siderosticta 'Echigo Nishiki' taken at Walters Gardens, MI by JLBG
    Walters Gardens, MI by JLBG
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Carex siderosticta 'Echigo Nishiki'

Echigo Nishiki Japanese Sedge

This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.

Shop Available Carex

Item #: 12168

Zones: 4a to 8b

Dormancy: Winter

Height: 10" tall

Culture: Light Shade

Origin: China, Japan, Russia

Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


We are thrilled to finally offer Carex 'Echigo Nishiki', an extremely rare white-frosted leaf selection of the deciduous Japanese sedge, Carex siderosticta. This virtually-unknown cultivar was brought to the US for an American Hosta Society auction back in the early 2000s, but never managed to get into the nursery trade. Carex 'Echigo Nishiki' forms a dense 5' wide patch in 20 years, when grown in rich, moist, organic soil.