trefle.io · Taken Sep 6, 2022 by Patrice Bracquart (cc-by-sa)
Juncaceae
Heath wood-rush
Luzula multiflora
Also known as Gymnodes multiflora, Luzula campestris var. multiflora, Field wood-rush, Wood rush
Native Plants · Wood-Rush · Shade-Grass · Hardy · Winter-Interest · Low-Maintenance · Poor-Soil · Clumping · Seed-Heads
Heath wood-rush is an extremely hardy grass-like perennial that tolerates poor soils and deep shade conditions. This low-maintenance plant forms attractive clumps with interesting seed heads that provide winter interest. It's virtually maintenance-free once established in appropriate conditions.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 3 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately and allow soil to dry between waterings · Every 14-21 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- peat
- Soil pH
- 4.5–7
- 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
- 20 in
- Spacing
- 10 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Algeria, Altay, Amur, Argentina Northeast, Austria, Azores, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Canary Is., Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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