Common fringe-rush

Fimbristylis dichotoma

Fimbristylis

Cyperaceae

Tropical Plants

🐾 Pet-Safe

🌱 Beginner Friendly

Common fringe-rush is a tufted, grass-like sedge that thrives in full sun and moist to wet soils, making it ideal for rain gardens, pond margins, or naturalized wetland plantings. It is low-maintenance once established and spreads naturally to form attractive clumps. Best suited for outdoor landscapes in warm to temperate climates rather than indoor cultivation.

Care Requirements

Care Level

Low

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate

Growth Rate

Moderate

Mature Height

12″ – 36″

Life Cycle

Perennial

Spacing

6″

Watering Schedule

Every 5-7 Days • Keep Soil Consistently Moist, Especially During Dry Spells; Tolerates Periodic Flooding

Soil pH

6.5 – 7

Mature Spread

up to 24″

Root Depth

Medium

Foliage

Medium

Propagation: Seed, Division

Ecology & Origin

Native to

Afghanistan

Alabama

Andaman Is.

Angola

Argentina Northeast

Arizona

Arkansas

Assam

Bahamas

Bangladesh

Belize

Benin

Bismarck Archipelago

Bolivia

Botswana

Brazil North

Brazil Northeast

Brazil South

Brazil Southeast

Brazil West-Central

Attracts

🐝 Bees

🐝 Birds

Sources

Data: trefle, usda

Image: trefle.io — Taken May 6, 2012 by Tela Botanica − Sylvain PIRY (cc-by-sa)

Available From (0)

No nurseries currently have this species in stock.