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Grasses, sedges and wildflowers
Soft rush
Juncus effusus
In stockNative to the USRestorationRiparianWildlifeLandscape
Soft rush is a deciduous grass and sedge that reaches about 7 feet at maturity, with a moderate growth rate. Up to about 4 feet tall. In the wild it grows in swamps, damp open ground.
Water
Moderate
Light
Sun
Hardiness
Zone 3
Mature height
7 ft
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Growing guide
- Growth habit
- Deciduous Grass/Grass-like
- Mature size
- Up to about 4 feet tall.
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Water needs
- Moderate; medium drought tolerance once established; medium tolerance of saturated soil
- Soil moisture
- Moist, Wet
- Light
- Sun
- Cold hardiness
- To -38°F (about USDA Zone 3)
- Salt tolerance
- Low
- Bloom
- Green, Brown · Jul, Aug, Sep
- Grows in
- Swamps, damp open ground.
- Native range
- Throughout much of North America, except far north.
Wildlife and uses
Attracts: Birds
Good for: Restoration, Riparian, Wildlife, Landscape
Sources
Hardiness zone is estimated from the USDA minimum temperature. Uses are suggested from USDA plant traits.
