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Key characteristics

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.

Perennials

Carex oshimensis ‘Feather Falls’

Feather Falls Sedge

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.

Light

Full sun to partial shade

Water

Moderate

Bloom time

Not applicable

Find this plant

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.