trefle.io · Taken Aug 28, 2020 by Matyas Szili (cc-by-sa)
Cyperaceae
Common club-rush
Schoenoplectus lacustris
Also known as Scirpus lacustris var. major, Heleophylax lacustris, Eleogiton lacustris, Bulrush
Native Plants · Aquatic · Wetland · Pond · Marginal · Sedge · Rush · Water Garden · Bog · Perennial · Native
Common club-rush thrives in boggy, waterlogged conditions and is ideal for pond margins, rain gardens, or wetland restoration projects. Plant in full sun to partial shade with consistently wet soil or shallow standing water. It is a robust perennial that requires little intervention once established in the right aquatic environment.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Maintain wet to saturated soil; do not allow to dry out · Keep consistently moist or in standing water up to 6 inches deep
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil pH
- 6.5–7
- Cycle
- Perennial
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Flowers
- No
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Cape Provinces, Central European Rus, Chita, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Eritrea
- Attracts
- Birds, Bees
Sources: trefle, usda
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