common rush
Also known as: corkscrew rush; pin rush; soft rush; sugar grass
J. effusus is a clump-forming, evergreen, grass-like perennial to 1.5m tall. Its bright green to yellowish rounded stems that form arching fans, From late spring to summer, rounded heads of small green to brown flowers emerge on the sides of the stems just below the stem tips
Scientific classification
- Species
- common rush (Juncus effusus)
- Genus
- Juncus
- Family
- Juncaceae
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- Toxicity
- Bogs · Grass Like
- Plant type
- 1-1.5 metres
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- Evergreen
- Foliage
- Clump forming
- Habit
- Autumn · Winter · Spring · Summer
- Season of interest
- Full sun · Full shade
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of common rush
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Cosmopolitan
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of common rush
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common rush care guide
- Keep soil consistently wet or boggy at all times
- Watering
- Full sun · Full shade
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
Watering
Keep soil consistently wet or boggy at all times
Fertilizing
FertilizingLight balanced feed during spring and summer growth
Pruning
PruningRemove dead foliage and old flowered stems in spring
Propagation
PropagationPropagate by division from mid-spring to early summer
Growing
GrowingGrow in permanently moist, acid soil in sun or partial shade. May also be grown in very shallow water at pool margins
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
Generally trouble free
Pests
Generally trouble free
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