Juncus tenuis

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Juncus tenuis

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Kemper Code: Q200

Common Name: rush
Zone: 2 to 9
Plant Type: Rush or Sedge
Family: Juncaceae
Missouri Native: Yes
Native Range: Cosmopolitan
Height: 0.5 to 2 feet
Spread: 0.5 to 2 feet
Bloom Time: May - September
Bloom Color: Green
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium to wet
Maintenance: Low

Plant Culture and Characteristics

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Uses:		Wildlife:	Flowers:	Leaves:	Fruit:
Hedge	Suitable as annual	Attracts birds	Has showy flowers	Leaves colorful	Has showy fruit
Shade tree	Culinary herb	Attracts	Has fragrant flowers	Leaves fragrant	Fruit edible
Street tree	Vegetable	hummingbirds	Flowers not showy	Good fall color	Other:
Flowering tree	Water garden plant	Attracts	Good cut flower	Evergreen	Winter interest
Gr. cover (<1')	Will naturalize	butterflies	Good dried flower		Thorns or spines

General Culture:

Easily grown in average, medium to wet soil in full sun to part shade.

Noteworthy Characteristics:

Path rush is found in the wild throughout North America. Grows to two feet tall. Path rush is found in a wide variety of weedy locations such as in parking lots, fields, thickets, woods, swamps, pastures and along roadsides and paths. Also called wire grass (even though it is a rush) because of its tough stems. Medium green leaves turn brown with frost. Insignificant, tiny flowers are clustered at or near the stem tips.

Problems:

No significant problems. Needs ample water. Many consider this to be a weed.

Uses:

May be grown in clumps at edge of a pond or stream, among stones or pebbles, or generally as a novelty. Can also be used as a groundcover and to help control erosion.