Commonly known as the Japanese Variegated Rush. This plant is a semi-evergreen, and is a marginal aquatic perennial. It features grass-to-iris-like tufts of narrow, variegated leaf blades (1/4” wide) which are striped with white and green and fan upward to 6-12” tall. It thrives in wet soils and is commonly grown in water gardens and boggy areas as a foliage accent or ground cover. Although it looks like a grass or small iris, it is actually a member of the Arum family (Calla lily and Jack-in-the-pulpit). Insignificant, sedge-like flower spikes (2"-3” long spadixes without showy spathes) are densely packed with tiny greenish flowers that bloom from late spring to early summer. Flowers give way to tiny fleshy berries. Tufts slowly spread by creeping roots to form a dense ground cover. Evergreen