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Tufted Grass Carex elata

Other Common Name(s):

Phonetic Spelling
KAY-reks ee-LAY-tah
Description

Best color in full sun; arching, narrow leaves are mostly yellow with green stripes. Tolerates wet planting sites.

Cultivars:
  • 'Aurea' = Bowles Golden
  • 'Bowles Golden'
  • 'Knightshades'
Tags:
#evergreen#wet sites#cpp
Carex elata
Close up of flower spike Hans Hillewaert CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Carex elata
Carex elata growth habit Leonora Ellie Enking CC-BY-SA 2.0
Cultivars:
  • 'Aurea' = Bowles Golden
  • 'Bowles Golden'
  • 'Knightshades'
Tags:
#evergreen#wet sites#cpp
  • Attributes:
    Genus:
    Carex
    Species:
    elata
    Family:
    Cyperaceae
  • Whole Plant Traits:
    Plant Type:
    Ground Cover
    Ornamental Grass
  • Leaves:
    Leaf Color:
    Green
    Hairs Present:
    No
  • Stem:
    Stem Is Aromatic:
    No
  • Landscape:
    Resistance To Challenges:
    Wet Soil