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Carex elata Aurea

Bowles Golden Sedge (Gold Sedge)

This upright clump has graceful arching foliage of bright golden-yellow with a very narrow dark green margin.

  • »  AKA Carex stricta 'Aurea'
  • »  Forms a clump of graceful arching fine foliage
  • »  Fine leaf blades are bright golden-yellow with narrow green margins
  • »  Narrow male brown flower spikes form above stalkless female green spikes
  • »  Bloom Time: June
  • »  Grass Type: Cool Season

1gal
$24.33
  • Category:Grasses
  • Hardiness Zone:5
  • Height:60-80 cm
  • Spread:30-40 cm
  • Bloom Color: Brown, Gold
Exposure
• Full Shade
• Partial Sun/Shade
Soil Moisture
• Wetland (Root submerged)
• Moist to Wet Soils
Growth Rate
• Medium
Critter
• Deer Resistant
Attributes
• Low Maintenance
Flowering Time
• Lt. Spr-Sum
• Summer
Habit
• Upright
• Weeping
Foliage Color
• Golden
• Green
• Variegated
Landscape uses
• Bog or water garden
• Border/edging
• Woodland/woods edge
Planting instructions
• Container Plants
Additional Information about Carex elata 'Aurea'

Cool Season Grasses: These grasses do the majority of their growing in early spring and start again when temperatures start to cool in the fall. During the warmer summer months, they stop growing and some will even go dormant. Cool season grasses flower in the spring or early summer. Most cool season grasses grow best in a consistently moist soil.
 

Growing & Maintenance Tips for Carex elata 'Aurea'

Best grown in a moist to wet soil in partial to full shade. A good plant for a shallow pond's edge.