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Juncaceae
Three-flower rush
Juncus triglumis
Also known as Juncus triglumis var. typicus, Three-flowered rush, Bog rush, Tristemon simplex
Native Plants · Alpine · Rush · Specialist · Bog · Cool · Moist · Arctic · Mountain · Rare · Juncaceae
Three-flower rush is a specialized alpine plant requiring cool, moist conditions year-round. Best suited for bog gardens or specialized rock garden collections in cooler climates. Difficult to maintain in warm or dry conditions and requires consistent moisture.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Keep consistently moist with cool, soft water · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- peat
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- 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
- 8 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Green · Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Austria, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, China North-Central, China South-Central, Chita, Colorado, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Finland, France, FøRoyar, Germany, Great Britain
Sources: trefle, usda
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