Description
– syn. C. stricta ‘Bowles Golden’, C. elata ‘Bowles’s Golden’, Common name: Bowles’ golden sedge
Habit – Upright
Resilience – Hardy
Flowering Time – April – May
Height and spread – 50 x 45 cm
Ideal Conditions – Prefers full sun, with free-draining soil or compost.
Possibile situation – Brilliant for the container with other grasses and monocots, or in the border and moist water margins to help contribute to water features.
Features –
Typical season – Spring
Flower Colour –
Foliage Colour – yellow
Flowering time – April – May
Planting recommendation – Bed/Border Prefers – Full Sun
Temperature tolerance – A hardy plant which should survive normal winter conditions outside, especially if protected from the hardest frosts.
Plant care –
Family – CYPERACEAE Genus – Carex Cultivar – Aurea
Pot Sizes – 11cm Pot Spacing –
Growing Media and irrigation – Free draining – keep evenly moist
Feeding fertiliser – NPK balanced feeding Feeding frequency – Requires normal/regular feeding (Standard EC)
PH Recommendation – Standard 5.0 to 5.5 Common pests – Aphid Common disease –
Species – elata
