Scientific Name: Juncus inflexus
Common Name: hard rush
Native Range: Caucasus, Europe
Zone: 4 to 9
Plant type & Form: Rush
Height: 1.00 to 3.00 feet
Spread: 1.00 to 3.00 feet
Bloom Time: May to July
Bloom Description: Straw to reddish-brown
Flower: Tiny, straw to reddish-brown flowers in loose cymes at stem ends
Fruit: Short-beaked brown seed capsules
Leaf: Upright, cylindrical, blue-green stems/leaves
Sun: Full sun
Water: Wet
Soil type & pH: Thrives in neutral to alkaline soils and prefers moist to wet soils that do not dry out
Maintenance: Low
Suggested Use: Water plant, naturalize, rain garden
Tolerates: Erosion, wet soil
Notes: Once established, the plant spreads through rhizomatic roots.
Identification notes: Look for round, upright stems/leaves in wet areas. When in bloom, the plant will have small seed heads at the top of each stalk.
Information gathered from Missouri Botanical Garden
