Scientific Name:
Carex elata
'Aurea'
Pronunciation:
KAIR-ecks ih-LAY-tuh
Common Name:
Bowles' golden sedge
Family Name:
Cyperaceae
Plant Type:
Ground cover, Herbaceous perennial, Poales (grass-like)
Key ID Features:
Leaves variegated with a wedge, to 90cm high; fruit cluster typical of sedges, 2mm x 1.2cm, brown (wheat-like but more compact).
Habit:
Arching
Form:
Mounded, Oval - horizontal
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Europe
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Bog
Water Use:
Moderate, Wetlands
Landscape Uses:
Container planting, Dried flower or fruit, Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Spring interest, Wetland - bogs
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Grass-like
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Parallel venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Green, Yellow, Green margins, yellow leaf center
Colour in Fall:
Brown
Shapes:
Linear
Apices:
Acuminate
Bases:
Attenuate
Margins:
Additional Info:
Leaves variegated
Inflorescence Type:
Spikelet, Floriferous, Panicle-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
0
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Yellow
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun
Fruit Type:
Achene
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Jul, Aug
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant,
Bark or Stem Colour:
Propagation:
Seed, Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Mites (Pest resistant, Deer resistant, Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZN) GAZebo North : q.1
- (PHA) PolyHouse and Area