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Cyperaceae
Common fringe-rush
Fimbristylis dichotoma
Also known as Fringe rush, Sedge fringe-rush, Fimbristylis, Isolepis dichotoma
Tropical Plants · Native Plants · Fringe-Rush · Fimbristylis · Sedge · Wetland Plant · Rain Garden · Pond Margin · Cyperaceae · Grass-Like · Tropical · Naturalized
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.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 8 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist, especially during dry spells; tolerates periodic flooding · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil pH
- 6.5–7
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- 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: trefle, usda
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