Bowles Golden Sedge 'Aurea' (Carex elata)

Taken at Green Spring Gardens, Alexandria, VA, June 27, 2003

Also now more correctly known as Carex elata 'Aurea', an easy and rewarding golden leaved plant for moist to wet soils.

A long lived plant, this one has been growing in my mum and dads garden for the last 15 years or so with no problems.

Mature plant in bloom.

Carex elata 'Aurea' ('Bowles Golden')

At Devon Nursery Blenheim NZ.

Tufted Sedge (Carex elata 'Bowles Golden')

Tufted Sedge (Carex elata 'Bowles Golden')

Tufted Sedge (Carex elata 'Bowles Golden')

VanDusen Botanical Garden - Vancouver, B.C. Canada

VanDusen Botanical Garden - Vancouver, B.C. Canada

Photo taken 23May2009 at the National Arboretum

Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI

Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI

Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI


VanDusen Botanical Garden - Vancouver, B.C. Canada

VanDusen Botanical Garden - Vancouver, B.C. Canada

VanDusen Botanical Garden - Vancouver, B.C. Canada
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About
Bowles Golden Sedge
Carex elata 'Aurea'
Type: | Ornamental Grasses and Bamboo, Perennials |
Height: | 18-24 in. (45-60 cm) |
Conditions: | Zone 6-9, Light Shade |