Carex elata ‘Aurea’
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Carex elata ‘Aurea’ Family: Cyperaceae |
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Description: A slow growing, evergreen perennial grass with a tuft-forming habit. Narrow, bright yellow leaves with a thin edging of dark green form a pleasing arching fountain shape. Less sun results in a more lime green leaf colour. Small black flower spikes appear on erect stems in early summer.
Special Notes: This cultivar was discovered by E. A. Bowles growing wild in a garden in Norfolk, England. A low maintenance grass which also grows well in containers. Preference is for moister areas such as beside ponds or in boggy areas. Relatively few pests and disease problems. Deer resistant. Will self seed but sporadically. Propagate by division in early spring or autumn.
RHS Award of Garden Merit 1993; Great Plant Pick 2002
Posted on March 12, 2013
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Milium effusum ‘Aureum’
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Milium effusum ‘Aureum’ Family: Poaceae Common name: golden millet grass; golden wood millet; Bowles’ golden grass |
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Description: A semi-evergreen perennial with a tuft-forming habit. Newly emerging, flat leaves are the brightest yellow of all the grasses in early spring, turning to a soft gold-colour as the season advances. Open tiered panicles of greenish-yellow flower inflorescences appear in late spring and early summer.
Special Notes: Native to Europe, Asia and Japan. Possibly a short-lived perennial, if growing conditions are compromised. Leaves will be more of a lime green colour if grown in deeper shade. Leaves tolerate full sun well without scorching in cooler climates. Good gold colour retention in self-sown seedlings. Propagate by seed; division in spring or autumn.
RHS Award of Garden Merit 1998
Posted January 19, 2013
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Carex morrowii ‘Silver Sceptre’
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Carex morrowii ‘Silver Sceptre’ Family: Cyperaceae Common name: Japanese sedge |
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Description: An evergreen perennial with clump-forming habit. White margins lighten the narrow green leaves.
Special Notes: Native to Japan. Cut back to ground in early spring before fresh growth appears. Spreads by rhizomes. Drought tolerant. Deer resistant.
Posted on August 17, 2012 |
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Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’
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Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’ Family: Poaceae Common name: golden Japanese forest grass |
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Description: An herbaceous perennial with slowly spreading, mounding habit. Boasts brightly variegated foliage, gold with green stripes near leaf margins, on deep purple stems. Open panicles of reddish-brown flower spikes may appear in early autumn through winter but not here in our Zone 7a garden.
Special Notes: Native to Japan. Slow growing, often taking 3 years to form a nice clump, but well worth the wait. Gold colour of foliage will fade to lime-green if sited in deeper shade. Good autumn colour; leaves age to reddish-brown. Propagate by division in spring or autumn.
Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit 1993
In our Zone 7a garden: This is a favourite plant although we have yet to see any flower spikes on even our well-established plants. If sited in full sun, Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’ bleaches out in the heat of the summer. Provided with some shade, the leaf blades retain their golden colour better. Plant in full shade and the leaves will lean more towards a lime-green colour.
Posted on August 13, 2012; updated April 27, 2022 |
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