Tight clumps of vertical, dark-green, tubular leaves give soft rush a formal appearance. Semi-evergreen.
Native Plant Database
Header Photo: Mervin Wallace
Soft Rush
Juncus effusus
Plant Type: Grasses / Sedges / Rushes
Native Environment: Wetland
Season of Interest:
Main Color: Green
Fall Color:
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Photo: Mervin Wallace

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Medium Sun/Average Shade

Soil
Moisture
Moderate, High, Wet

Nature Attracting
Songbirds

Wildlife Benefit
Cover

Animal
Resistance
Deer Resistant
Size
Height:
24 to
36
inches
Spread:
12 to
20
inches
Size
Height: 24 to
36
inches
Spread: 12 to
20
inches
Size
Height: 24 to
36
inches
Spread: 12 to
20
inches
Typical Landscape Use
Average to moist perennial beds and rain gardens.
Establishment and Care Instructions
Cut back to ground level by end of February to allow new spring growth. Loves moist soil, even standing water for long periods, as well as average conditions. Great raingarden plant.
Special Features
Evergreen
Special Usage
Rainscaping, Salt Tolerant
Basic Description
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