Northwest Blooms · Perennials
Carex oshimensis ‘Feather Falls’
Feather Falls Sedge
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Height
- 12 to 18 inches
- Width
- Forms a graceful mound with a similar spread
- Flower color
- Non-flowering ornamental grass, valued for its foliage
- Foliage color
- Bright green, cascading leaves
- Bloom time
- Not applicable
- Light
- Full sun to partial shade
- Water
- Moderate
- Maintenance
- Low
- Growing zone
- 5 to 9
- Wildlife
- Foliage can provide shelter for small insects and animals.
About this plant
Carex oshimensis 'Feather Falls' is a unique ornamental grass known for its cascading, bright green foliage, resembling a gentle waterfall, which adds a graceful texture to garden landscapes. It forms a low-growing, rounded mound, creating an elegant, flowing appearance. This non-flowering grass thrives in full sun to partial shade and requires moderate watering with well-drained soil. 'Feather Falls' is low-maintenance, needing only occasional trimming to remove dead or damaged foliage. While not a significant wildlife attractor, its cascading form can provide shelter for small insects and animals.
Works well in
Borders · Cottage Gardens · Containers
Companion plants
Daylilies · Japanese anemones · Bleeding hearts · Catmint · Heucheras · Lady's mantle
Design tip
Use it as a steady framework plant, repeating it along a bed to tie separate plantings together. It takes sun or light shade, which makes it useful along the changing light of a bed edge or a partly shaded border.
Where to see it
This plant can be seen in the perennial border at the Bellevue Botanical Garden.
