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Great Wood-rush in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Luzula sylvatica syn. Luzula maxima

 

Great Wood-rush

Luzula are evergreen perennials, sometimes stoloniferous. They have long, slender, flat leaves and clusters of tiny brown flowers in Spring or Summer. Luzula sylvatica - Great Wood-rush - is clump-forming with hair-edged leaves, and it spreads by stolons.

 
plant Features
  • Great Wood-rush likes partial shade to deep shade

    Partial shade to deep shade

  • Great Wood-rush likes frequent watering

    Frequent watering

  • Great Wood-rush is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Great Wood-rush likes moist and fertile

    Moist and fertile

 
plant information

Common name

Great Wood-rush

Latin name

Luzula sylvatica syn. Luzula maxima

type

evergreen perennial grass

family

Juncaceae

ph

5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Great Wood-rush likes partial shade to deep shade

    Partial shade to deep shade

  • Frost

    Great Wood-rush is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    Great Wood-rush likes moist and fertile

    Moist and fertile

  • Water

    Great Wood-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 Great Wood-rush is 0.50meters x 0.80meters 0.50 M 0.80 M

Luzula sylvatica syn. Luzula maxima

Luzula are evergreen perennials, sometimes stoloniferous. They have long, slender, flat leaves and clusters of tiny brown flowers in Spring or Summer. Luzula sylvatica - Great Wood-rush - is clump-forming with hair-edged leaves, and it spreads by stolons.


Flowering

From Early Spring TO Early Summer

Clusters of small brown flowers appear atop arching stems in Spring to early Summer

 

Planting

From Mid Spring TO Mid Spring

Luzula thrives in moist, humus-rich soil, in shade or partial shade. It will tolerate sun, as long as the soil is consistently moist.

 

Propagating by division

From Early Autumn TO Mid Autumn

After approximately three years, once herbaceous perennial varieties have become established clumps they should be divided in order to retain vigour, or for propagation. The simplest method is to carefully dig around the clump and gently pull it apart into fist sized pieces and re-plant immediately. The middle of the original clump should be discarded as this will have lost vigour and become woody.

 
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