Soft Rush Juncus effusus subsp. solutus
Other Common Name(s):
Other plants called Soft Rush:
Previously known as:
- Juncus effusus var. solutus
- Phonetic Spelling
- JUN-kus eff-YOO-sus sol-LOO-tus
- Description
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Eastern Soft Rush is an ornamental grass native to Canada and the eastern U.S. Can spread aggressively by rhizomes.
Habitat: Moist soil, marshes, margin of streams, ponds, lakes and swamps, low meadows
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Juncus
- Species:
- effusus
- Family:
- Juncaceae
- Uses (Ethnobotany):
- Various Native American peoples used common soft rush for tying, binding and weaving.
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Canada, central and eastern U.S.A.
- Wildlife Value:
- This plant attracts mammals.
- Dimensions:
- Height: 1 ft. 0 in. - 4 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 1 ft. 0 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Native Plant
- Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Drainage:
- Moist
- Occasional Flooding
- Occasionally Wet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
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Fruit:
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Fruit Type:
- Capsule
- Fruit Description:
- Brown round to triangular fruit displays fro July to October.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Green
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
- Flower Description:
- Flowers greenish or pale brown, petals & sepals essentially alike. Bloom from June to September.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Shape:
- Linear
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Leaves consist of bladeless sheaths
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Pond
- Riparian
- Landscape Theme:
- Native Garden
- Rain Garden
- Water Garden
- Attracts:
- Small Mammals
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Wet Soil
- Problems:
- Weedy
