Juncaceae
Spiked wood-rush
Luzula spicata
Also known as Many-headed wood-rush, Luzula spicata, Heath wood-rush, Juncus spicatus
Native Plants · Alpine · Grass-Like · Perennial · Juncaceae · Rock Garden · Cool Climate · Groundcover · Wildlife · Low Maintenance · Moist Soil
Spiked wood-rush is a hardy alpine grass-like perennial that thrives in cool, moist conditions with partial to full sun. It requires minimal care once established and is well suited to rock gardens, alpine beds, or naturalistic plantings. Keep the soil consistently moist and avoid hot, dry positions.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, keeping soil consistently moist but not waterlogged · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4–5.5
- 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
- Green · Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Arizona, Austria, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, China South-Central, Colorado, Corse, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, Finland, France, FøRoyar
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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