Scirpus cyperinus
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- SIR-pus sy-per-RY-nus
- Description
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Woolgrass Bulrush is a native aquatic sedge found in marshes, swamps, stream and/or pond margins, wet meadows other disturbed wet sites. It spreads by it creeping rhizomes in wet soils, including standing water. It prefers full sun but will appreciate some shade when grown in hot summer climates. The fleecy growth makes an attractive addition to a winter garden.
Insects, Diseases and Other Plant Problems: No serious issues.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Scirpus
- Species:
- cyperinus
- Family:
- Cyperaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Eastern North America
- Dimensions:
- Height: 3 ft. 0 in. - 6 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 2 ft. 0 in. - 4 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Native Plant
- Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
- Habit/Form:
- Clumping
- Maintenance:
- Low
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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
- Occasionally Dry
- Occasionally Wet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Fruit Description:
- Displays from August to October
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Red/Burgundy
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Insignificant
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
- Flower Description:
- The looms from July to September
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Leaves:
- Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Gold/Yellow
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- The leaf blades will turn a yellowish-brown in the fall.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Naturalized Area
- Near Septic
- Pond
- Woodland
- Landscape Theme:
- Native Garden
- Rain Garden
- Water Garden
- Winter Garden
- Design Feature:
- Barrier
- Border
- Mass Planting
- Attracts:
- Small Mammals
- Songbirds