Carex geyeri Summer Water and well-drained soil

and well-drained soil

streaked purple and bronzy orange in the winter produces early to mid-Spring creamy yellow and white flowers in some abundance

Cultivar of a South African native perennial bulb

mid USDA zone 8

then arching in loose clumps

Carex geyeri Summer Water and well-drained soilAttractive sedge native to upland areas throughout the west from B. C. down into New Mexico where it is important year round forage for Elk. Yellow green shiny leaves are upright, then arching in loose clumps, up to a foot tall; shorter in harsher environments, slowly spreading by underground runners. In early summer short solitary flowering stems bear golden clusters of frilly flowers, maturing to brown seeds. Grows best in exposed sites and open