Carex geyeri Summer Water streaked purple and bronzy orange

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

Best in sun with summer water but tolerates some shade and occasional periods of drought

USDA Zone 5 or 6

and well-drained soil

mid USDA zone 8

Carex geyeri Summer Water streaked purple and bronzy orangeAttractive 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