Carex Aurea
Bowles' Golden Sedge
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Common Name: Bowles' Golden Sedge
Latin Name: Carex elata 'Aurea'
Soil: Moist soil, wet/waterlogged soil
Position: Full sun or partial shade
Hardiness: Full hardy down to -18c
Flowering period: Insignificant, grown for foliage
Flowering colour: Brown
Eventual height/spread: 70cm/45cm
Special features: Golden arching leaves all year round, perfect to brighten any dull bed or container.
Carex elata 'aurea' is a bold and brightly coloured ornamental grass grown for its golden arching leaves. Occasionally this grass will produce long & slender brown male flower spikes. Bowles' Golden Sedge is a small, evergreen grass ideal to be grown in a container or in a border of other bold colours.