Scientific Name:
Carex elata
'Aurea'
Pronunciation:
KAIR-ecks ee-LAY-tuh
Common Name:
Bowles' golden sedge
Family Name:
Cyperaceae
Plant Type:
Ground cover, Herbaceous perennial, Poales (grass-like)
Key ID Features:
Leaves basal, 70-90cm long x 8-12mm wide, angular lengthwise folds, wedge base, variegated light yellow-green with darker green margins; fruit cluster typical of sedges, 1.2cm long x 2mm wide, brown.
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, Filtered 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:
Acute
Bases:
Truncate
Margins:
Entire
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:
n/a
Propagation:
Seed, Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Mites (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZN) GAZebo North : q.1
- (PHA) PolyHouse and Area