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Hard Rush in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Juncus Inflexus

 

Hard Rush

Juncus can be annuals, deciduous or evergreen perennials. They are clump-forming, often having cylindrical leaves, and bearing clusters of small brown flowers in Summer. Can be grown as a 'marginal' (at the edge of a pool or pond). Juncus Inflexus - 'Hard' or 'Blue' Rush - is a tall evergreen perennial plant, native to Britain. It can help maintain optimal pond water conditions. It has slender, grey-green furrowed stems and clusters of brown flowers from late Spring to mid Summer. It is a good habitat for pond-life - including dragonflies

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plant Features
  • Hard Rush likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Hard Rush likes frequent watering

    Frequent watering

  • Hard Rush is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Hard Rush likes moist and rich

    Moist and rich

 
plant information

Common name

Hard Rush

Latin name

Juncus Inflexus

type

Aquatic marginal

family

Juncaceae

ph

6.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Hard Rush likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Hard Rush is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    Hard Rush likes moist and rich

    Moist and rich

  • Water

    Hard Rush likes frequent watering

    Frequent watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Hard Rush is 0.60meters x 0.80meters 0.60 M 0.80 M

Juncus Inflexus

Juncus can be annuals, deciduous or evergreen perennials. They are clump-forming, often having cylindrical leaves, and bearing clusters of small brown flowers in Summer. Can be grown as a 'marginal' (at the edge of a pool or pond). Juncus Inflexus - 'Hard' or 'Blue' Rush - is a tall evergreen perennial plant, native to Britain. It can help maintain optimal pond water conditions. It has slender, grey-green furrowed stems and clusters of brown flowers from late Spring to mid Summer. It is a good habitat for pond-life - including dragonflies


Flowering

From Early Summer TO Late Summer

Small clusters of brown flowers sometimes appear in Summer

 

Planting

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

Rushes like moist, rich, acid soil, and can be grown as marginal plants, at the edge of a pond or pool. Plant in full or partial sun,

 

Propagating by division

From Mid Spring TO Early Summer

Propagate by dividing the plant. Dig up the whole plant, and divide it into sections to be replanted straight away

 
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