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Juncus Species, Common Bog Rush, Soft Rush

Juncuseffusus

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Genus

Juncus (JUN-kus)

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Species

effusus (eff-YOO-sus)

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Synonym

Sun Exposure

Light Shade

Foliage

Grown for foliage

Height

6-12 in. (15-30 cm)

Spacing

18-24 in. (45-60 cm)

Hardiness

USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F)

USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F)

USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)

USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)

USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)

USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)

USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)

USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)

USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)

USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)

USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)

USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)

USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)

USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)

Danger

Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color

Brown/Bronze

Bloom Time

Mid Summer

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gteditor

Laguna Niguel, CA | December 2008 | neutral

I received a very healthy pot-grown specimen from a friend who said that it had grown larger than she could use (6" in diameter at the ba...Read More

heperez

San Andreas, CA | December 2003 | neutral

18" long, leaves with sheating basess, sometimes flat and grasslike, pale green erect stems. Stems are cylindrical and filled with pithy...Read More

smiln32

Oklahoma City, OK (Zone 7a) | August 2002 | neutral

This plant is considered invasive per the USDI, Geological Survey. 1999. (Information index for selected alien plants in Hawaii.)

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