Cyperaceae
Alpine bulrush
Trichophorum alpinum
Also known as Scirpus subterminalis, Alpine club-rush, Mountain bulrush, Leucocoma alpina
Native Plants · Sedge · Wetland · Bog Plant · Alpine · Water Garden · Pond Margin · Native · Cool Climate · Marginal Plant · Cyperaceae
Alpine bulrush is a delicate wetland sedge best suited for bog gardens, rain gardens, or the margins of ponds where soil remains consistently saturated. It prefers cool to cold climates and is not tolerant of drought or prolonged dry conditions. This plant is best left for specialist water garden enthusiasts who can replicate its naturally moist alpine and boreal habitat.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently wet or boggy; do not allow to dry out between waterings · Every 3-5 days
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.5–7
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 6 in – 5 ft
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Austria, Belarus, British Columbia, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, Chita, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Irkutsk, Italy
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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