Juncus usitatus

Plant name: Common rush
Plant type: sedges / rushes / wetland plants
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Origin: NSW, QLD, WA, SA, TAS, VIC, ACT
Cultural notes: full sun, boggy conditions, fast growing, long lived, very hardy
Maintenance: may be pruned annually to remove old foliage
Tolerates: inundations and periodic dry periods
Flowering season: spring to autumn
Flower colour: brown branching clustered, 5cm from leaf tip
Foliage colour: dark green with golden brown tinge at base of stems, cylindrical leaves
Height: up to 1m
Water depth: aquatic to 0.25m
Plant spacing: 30cm apart
Recommended uses: great for stabilising dam and river banks, ideal for decorative ponds, provides habitat for water birds
Description: ornamental semi-aquatic rush with attractive summer flowers