Juncaceae
Oreojuncus trifidus
Oreojuncus trifidus
Also known as Juncus trifidus var. sessiliflorus, Juncus trifidus var. triflorus, Juncus trifidus curvatus, Juncus trifidus var. medius
Native Plants · Alpine · Rush · Juncaceae · Mountain Plant · Cool Climate · Rock Garden · Perennial · Specialist · Moist Soil · High Altitude
Oreojuncus trifidus, commonly known as three-forked rush, is a compact alpine rush suited to cool, moist, and mountainous garden conditions. It thrives in part shade with reliably moist, acidic soils and is best suited to rock gardens or alpine troughs that mimic its natural high-altitude habitat. This is a specialist plant rarely found outside dedicated native or alpine plant collections.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 3 hours
- Watering
- Water to keep soil consistently moist, particularly during dry spells · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
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
- Albania, Altay, Austria, Bulgaria, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, Finland, France, FøRoyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Italy, Krasnoyarsk, Labrador, Maine, Maryland
Sources: trefle
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