Few-flower spike-rush

Eleocharis quinqueflora

Eleocharis

Cyperaceae

Native Plants

Zone 5–10

🐾 Pet-Safe

Few-flower spike-rush is a slender aquatic perennial best suited to bog gardens, pond margins, and wet meadow plantings where the soil remains consistently moist to waterlogged. It tolerates full sun to partial shade and is highly cold-hardy across its wide native range. Plant in shallow water or saturated soil and allow it to naturalize for low-maintenance, ecological plantings.

Care Requirements

Care Level

Moderate

Sun

Partial Sun

Water

Moderate

Growth Rate

Moderate

Mature Height

6″ – 36″

Soil

loam

Life Cycle

Perennial

Spacing

4″

Watering Schedule

Every 3-5 Days Or Keep Consistently Moist • Keep Soil Consistently Wet Or Saturated; Suitable For Boggy And Waterlogged Conditions

Soil pH

7 – 7.5

Temperature

-20° – 85°F

Mature Spread

up to 24″

Root Depth

Medium

Foliage

Medium

Propagation: Seed, Cutting

Ecology & Origin

Native to

Afghanistan

Alaska

Albania

Alberta

Altay

Argentina Northwest

Argentina South

Arizona

Austria

Baltic States

Belarus

Belgium

Bolivia

British Columbia

Bulgaria

California

Central European Rus

Chile North

China North-Central

China South-Central

Attracts

🐝 Birds

Sources

Data: trefle, usda

Hardiness Zones

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