Carex elata 'Aurea'
Bowles' golden sedge
Carex elata 'Aurea' is a deciduous, ornamental grass with yellow leaves with a green margin. It's ideal for brightening shady areas, for filling gaps in borders and suitable for planting by water. It bears brown spikes of dark male flowers borne above green female ones in early summer. For best colouration, plant in partial shade.
Contributed by @melvynprentice
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Partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Bowles' golden sedge
Latin name
Carex elata 'Aurea'
type
Grass
family
Cyperaceae
ph
6.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
0.45 M
0.70 M
Carex elata 'Aurea'
Carex elata 'Aurea' is a deciduous, ornamental grass with yellow leaves with a green margin. It's ideal for brightening shady areas, for filling gaps in borders and suitable for planting by water. It bears brown spikes of dark male flowers borne above green female ones in early summer. For best colouration, plant in partial shade.
Planting young plants
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Suitable for mass planting and for planting as a specimen in a container. Plant in any soil that doesn't get too dry. Use a good quality general purpose compost for container growing. New plants are best planted in early to mid-spring. Water in well and keep well watered during the plant's first year.
Planting young plants
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Suitable for mass planting and for planting as a specimen in a container. Plant in any soil that doesn't get too dry. Use a good quality general purpose compost for container growing. New plants are best planted in early to mid-spring. Water in well and keep well watered during the plant's first year.
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