Carex elata ‘Aurea’
Carex elata 'Aurea' or Bowles golden sedge is a superlative grass-like plant for sun to shade in average to moist garden soils.
Description:
Carex elata 'Aurea' or Bowles golden sedge is a superlative grass-like plant for sun to shade in average to moist garden soils or in containers. It grows like a golden fountain of colour and texture topped with attractive flowers in summer. Combines perfectly with blue-leaved hostas, toadlilies and ferns. Can grow quite robustly in moist to wet soils. Unlike most sedges that are evergreen, this species is herbaceous.
Common Name: Bowles Golden Sedge
Family: Cyperaceae (The Sedge Family)
Zone Hardiness: 3-9
Light: Full Shade, Part Sun, Part Shade, Full Sun
Height: 12-24"
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Brown
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Class: Deciduous
Type: Grass
Bloom Time: Spring
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist, Wet
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: By fen ditches and in wet places by rivers and lakes in base-rich soils.
Award: AGM, GPP
Geogrpahical Origin: Europe and Africa - Europe and Western Russia
Europe and Africa - North Africa
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