CYPERACEAE

Carex elata 'Aurea'

grasses

features

black, yellow-green leaf
colour : black
leaf colour : yellow green
height : 60 cm
leaf height : 50 cm
flowering : 5- 7

soil and conditions

light : sun semi-shade shade
soil : neutral
moisture : moist soil

habitat

Mixed border, moist soil (GB3)
Swampy zone (O4)
Fringe of a wood, moist soil (BR3)
Open places, moist soil (OP3)
Open places (borders), moist soil (OP3B)

extra information

ervergreen
good ground cover properties

planting density

number : 5 tot 7 per m2
- little groups of 3 to 10 plants (B)
- groups of 10 to 20 plants, even more (C)