Botanical Name: Common Names:
Baumea juncea Bare Twig Rush,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Water Plants Mat Forming, Running, Tufting, Upright, Upright Narrow
Description:
A slender, perennial, native wetland rush growing 0.3-1m tall and wide. Bluish-grey foliage and attractive reddish-brown spikelets from late spring into summer.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
60cm-1m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Any Any
Landscape Use(s)
Aquatic Garden, Mass Planting
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes: Grow in aquatic habitat such as edges of dams, ponds, wetlands and waterways. Requires fresh, standing or very slow moving water. Mass plant at a rate of 5 to 7 per m2 (or roughly 50cm apart) in boggy ground or shallow water. Very low maintenance and long lived. May trim foliage back by up to a third if desired. Will tolerate short periods of dryness.
Plant Care
Keep moist during dry periods
Family Name: Origin:
Cyperaceae Australia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Blue, Green, Grey
Flower Colour: Brown
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer
Fruit: No
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: High
Drought: Low
Frost: High
Wind: High
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