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Juncaceae
Leafybract dwarf rush
Juncus capitatus
Also known as Leafy-bract rush, Juncus, Dwarf rush, Juncus ericetorum
Native Plants · Rush · Dwarf · Wetland · Bog · Pond · Margin · Compact · Moist · Flooding · Tolerant
Leafybract dwarf rush is a small wetland plant that thrives in consistently moist to wet conditions. It prefers partial shade and can tolerate temporary flooding, making it ideal for pond margins or bog gardens. This compact rush requires regular watering and benefits from cool, humid conditions.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist to wet, tolerates temporary flooding · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- peat
- Soil pH
- 5–5.5
- Temperature
- -40°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 3a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 2.5 ft
- Spacing
- 4 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Algeria, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Central European Rus, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., Ethiopia, Finland
Sources: trefle, usda
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