Solved Another unknown rhizome

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  1. Nutcracker South Somerset

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    Can any one identify this grass-like plant for me? Spent an afternoon revamping our sailing club garden and we found a large clump of this buried beneath a euonymus. Looks like a deciduous grass of some kind. Have quarantined the bits I brought home in a pot until I know whether it is desirable or not!

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    It looks like a sedge I once had. I dug it out because it became invasive. Sorry, cannot remember the name.
     
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    It may be Carex pendula which is quite invasive, but I'm not 100% sure
     
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    I'm fairly sure that's an acorus sp, there is a golden form called acorus golden ogon that is popular and yours has a slight golden look so could be a similar cultivar. It isn't an invasive species and is quite a well behaved clump former which does well in pond margins.
     
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    • Nutcracker South Somerset

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      I don’t think it’s a carex, I’ve had the dubious pleasure of digging clumps of those out before now. Could well be an Acorus @Thevictorian (thank you), it was in a neat clump easily forked out, just overwhelmed by the Euonymus. Will keep in a pot until I’m sure.
       
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        Fairly certain it is Acorus Ogon, certainly the roots look like mine when I divide it. A useful plant for boggy areas.
         
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