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Beginner
skill rating |
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0.5m
max. spread |
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0.7m
max. height |
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2-5 years
to maturity |
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1 hour care
per year |
Botanical name: Carex elata 'Aurea'
Other names: Bowles' golden sedge, Carex stricta 'Aurea', Carex elata 'Bowles' Golden', Carex acuta 'Aurea', Carex flava 'Aurea'
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Genus: Carex
Variety or cultivar: 'Aurea' _ 'Aurea' is a semi-evergreen, clump-forming perennial with linear, arching, yellow leaves narrowly edged with green. Brown male flower spikes are borne above green female spikes in late spring and early summer.
Carex elata 'Aurea' is: Semi evergreen
Flower: Flushed black, Insignificant or absent in Summer
Foliage: Green, Yellow in Spring; Yellow, Green in Summer; Yellow, Green in Autumn
Habit: Clump-forming
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Plant with:
Hosta sieboldiana var. elegans (Giant blue hosta), Hosta sieboldiana (Plantain lily )
Carex elata 'Aurea' (Bowles' golden sedge) will reach a height of 0.7m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.
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Suggested uses: City, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Low Maintenance, Waterside, Containers, Foliage only
Cultivation: Plant in fertile, moist soil, for example, as a marginal at the edge of a pond.
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Clay, Loamy |
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| Soil drainage: |
Moist but well-drained, Boggy damp conditions |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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| Light: |
Partial Shade, Full Sun |
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| Aspect: |
South, East, West |
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| Exposure: |
Exposed, Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4) |
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