trefle.io · Taken Apr 9, 2019 by Renaud Brochiero (cc-by-sa)
Juncaceae
Sourthern woodrush
Luzula forsteri
Also known as Luzula, Field woodrush, Southern woodrush, Nemorinia forsteri
Native Plants · Woodrush · Shade Ground Cover · Evergreen · Grasslike · Juncaceae · Woodland · Perennial · Low Maintenance · Border Plant
Southern woodrush is a low-maintenance evergreen grass-like perennial that thrives in partial shade and consistently moist soil. It works beautifully as a ground cover under trees or along shaded borders. Little pruning or feeding is needed — simply remove dead foliage in early spring to keep it tidy.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 3 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately to keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–5.5
- 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
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Morocco
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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