Juncus inflexus 'Lovesick Blues'

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Juncus inflexus 'Lovesick Blues'

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Kemper Code: Z210

Common Name: hard rush
Zone: 4 to 9
Plant Type: Rush or Sedge
Family: Juncaceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: None
Height: 0.75 to 1 foot
Spread: 1 to 3 feet
Bloom Time: June - August
Bloom Color: Yellowish-green to tan
Sun: Full sun
Water: 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 wet soils, including standing water, in full sun. Tolerates light shade, but best in full sun. Needs ample moisture and grows well in standing water up to about 4" deep, but does surprisingly well in slightly moist soils that do not dry out. Plants may be slow to establish, but once established will slowly spread by creeping roots.

Noteworthy Characteristics:

This hard rush cultivar is a weeping, grass-like plant which is one of the true rushes. Features a foliage mound typically rising to 12" but spreading to as much as 36" wide of weeping, steely blue-gray, triangular stems. Insignificant, tiny, yellowish green to pale brown flowers appear in compact clusters (cymes) at the stem tips in summer. A chance seedling of Juncus inflexus that has been introduced by Plant Delights Nursery.

Problems:

No serious insect or disease problems.

Uses:

May be grown at the edge of a pond or water garden, in boggy areas, among wet pebbles or rocks or in several inches of standing water. Good water garden accent. Adds a certain amount of authenticity to transitional waterside areas where it also may be used for erosion control.