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trefle.io · Taken May 3, 2022 by Paweł W (cc-by-sa)
Juncaceae
Field wood-rush
Luzula campestris
Also known as Good Friday grass, Luzula campestris f. pratensis, Luzula campestris subsp. vulgaris, Juncoides campestris var. vulgaris
Native Plants · Wood-Rush · Grass-Like · Meadow · Low-Maintenance · Hardy · Naturalized · Poor-Soil · Ground-Cover
Field wood-rush is an extremely hardy grass-like perennial that thrives in poor soils with minimal care. It tolerates both wet and dry conditions once established and requires virtually no maintenance. This tough plant is excellent for naturalizing in meadows, woodland edges, and low-maintenance landscapes.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, tolerates both moist and dry conditions · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- peat
- Soil pH
- 4.5–5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 12 in
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Algeria, Austria, Azores, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Falkland Is., Finland, France, FøRoyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary
Sources: trefle, usda
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