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Grasses, sedges and wildflowers
Softstem bulrush
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
Softstem bulrush is a deciduous grass and sedge that reaches about 9 feet at maturity, with a rapid growth rate. Up to about 10 feet tall. In the wild it grows in brackish or fresh, shallow water marshes; wet prairies.
Water
High
Light
Sun
Hardiness
Zone 3
Mature height
9 ft
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Growing guide
- Growth habit
- Deciduous Grass/Grass-like
- Mature size
- Up to about 10 feet tall.
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Water needs
- High; high tolerance of saturated soil
- Soil moisture
- Wet
- Light
- Sun
- Cold hardiness
- To -38°F (about USDA Zone 3)
- Salt tolerance
- Low
- Bloom
- Red · Apr, May
- Grows in
- Brackish or fresh, shallow water marshes; wet prairies
- Native range
- Nf. to AK, s. to FL, Central America & n. CA
Wildlife and uses
Nesting cover for waterbirds and food for muskrats.
Attracts: Birds
Tolerant of alkali. Bulrush forms a buffer against wind and wave action, thus permitting other aquatic plants to grow in an otherwise unfavorable environment.
Good for: Restoration, Riparian, Erosion control, Wildlife, Landscape
Sources
Hardiness zone is estimated from the USDA minimum temperature. Uses are suggested from USDA plant traits.
