Luzula sylvatica 'Aurea'
Great wood-rush 'Aurea' , Greater wood rush 'Aurea' , Luzula maxima 'Aurea'
Luzula Luzula
'Aurea' _ 'Aurea' is a vigorous, evergreen perennial forming a loose clump of arching, broadly linear, glossy, channelled, yellow-green leaves, bright yellow in autumn and winter and open panicles of tiny, brown flowers in late spring and early summer.
Luzula sylvatica 'Aurea' is: Evergreen
Clump-forming, Arching
Brown in Spring; Brown in Summer
Yellow-green in Spring; Yellow-green in Summer; Bright-yellow in Autumn; Bright-yellow in Winter
Divide in spring every 2 or 3 years. Sow seed in containers outdoors in spring or autumn.
Division, Seed
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Luzula sylvatica 'Aurea' (Great wood-rush 'Aurea' ) will reach a height of 0.8m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, City, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Edging, Low Maintenance, Rock, Wildflower, Wildlife
Grow in poor to moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil in partial or full shade. Dislikes full sun on poor dry soil but will tolerate full sun if soil is consisitently moist.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Shade
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
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Luzula sylvatica 'Aurea'
Great wood-rush 'Aurea' , Greater wood rush 'Aurea' , Luzula maxima 'Aurea'
Luzula Luzula
'Aurea' _ 'Aurea' is a vigorous, evergreen perennial forming a loose clump of arching, broadly linear, glossy, channelled, yellow-green leaves, bright yellow in autumn and winter and open panicles of tiny, brown flowers in late spring and early summer.
Evergreen
Clump-forming, Arching
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Brown in Spring; Brown in Summer
Yellow-green in Spring; Yellow-green in Summer; Bright-yellow in Autumn; Bright-yellow in Winter
Divide in spring every 2 or 3 years. Sow seed in containers outdoors in spring or autumn.
Division, Seed
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Luzula sylvatica 'Aurea' (Great wood-rush 'Aurea' ) will reach a height of 0.8m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, City, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Edging, Low Maintenance, Rock, Wildflower, Wildlife
Grow in poor to moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil in partial or full shade. Dislikes full sun on poor dry soil but will tolerate full sun if soil is consisitently moist.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Shade
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5
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