Common Rush

Blue Dune Lyme Grass

About Common Rush and Blue Dune Lyme Grass

Common Rush

Blue Dune Lyme Grass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Sedge or Rush

Grass

1.3 Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Africa, Asia

Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe, Asia, Central Asia, Western Asia

1.4 Types

austrocalifornicus , effusus , laxus , pacificus , solutus

Blue Lyme Grass

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

5NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

All sorts of environments, Banks, ditches, marshes, Shores of rivers or lakes

Clay soil areas, Loamy soils, Sandy areas, sandy seeps, Well Drained

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-94-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-6

10 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cm150.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

61.00 cm75.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Brown

Creamy Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Blue Green, Steel Blue

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Light Yellow, Pink, Steel Blue

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Tan, Sandy Brown

Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long hair-like leaves

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Pollution, Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, reseeds

Root Division, Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require regular watering

Average Water Needs, occasional watering once established

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune grass to maintain level, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Free of serious pests and diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Pollution, Salt

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Bumblebees, Flying insects

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Unknown

Pollen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Informal Hedge, Woodland margins

Ground Cover, Landscape Designing

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes, soil stabilisation

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

woven into the covering of tatami mats

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Bog Garden, Container, Mixed Border, Water Gardens

Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

JUNCUS effusus

LEYMUS arenarius 'Blue Dune'

7.2 Common Name

Soft Rush

Blue Dune Lyme Grass, Sand Ryegrass

7.2.1 In Hindi

Soft Rush

Blue Dune Lyme Grass

7.2.2 In German

Soft Rush

Blau Dune Lyme Grass

7.2.3 In French

Soft Rush

Bleu Dune Lyme Herbe

7.2.4 In Spanish

Soft Rush

Azul Duna hierba de Lyme

7.2.5 In Greek

Soft Rush

Μπλε Dune Lyme Grass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Soft Rush

Azul Dune Lyme grama

7.2.7 In Polish

Soft Rush

Niebieska Trawa Dune z Lyme

7.2.8 In Latin

Soft Rush

Blue Dune Lyme Grass

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Poales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Juncaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Juncus

Elymus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Triticeae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Pooideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Common Rush and Blue Dune Lyme Grass

Wondering what are the properties of Common Rush and Blue Dune Lyme Grass? We provide you with everything About Common Rush and Blue Dune Lyme Grass. Common Rush doesn't have thorns and Blue Dune Lyme Grass doesn't have thorns. Also Common Rush does not have fragrant flowers. Common Rush has allergic reactions like Unknown and Blue Dune Lyme Grass has allergic reactions like Unknown. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Common Rush and Blue Dune Lyme Grass and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Common Rush and Blue Dune Lyme Grass

Season and care of Common Rush and Blue Dune Lyme Grass is important to know. While considering everything about Common Rush and Blue Dune Lyme Grass Care, growing season is an essential factor. Common Rush season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Blue Dune Lyme Grass season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Common Rush is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Blue Dune Lyme Grass is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Common Rush is Acidic, Neutral and for Blue Dune Lyme Grass is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Common Rush and Blue Dune Lyme Grass Physical Information

Common Rush and Blue Dune Lyme Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Common Rush height is 45.70 cm and width 61.00 cm whereas Blue Dune Lyme Grass height is 150.00 cm and width 75.00 cm. The color specification of Common Rush and Blue Dune Lyme Grass are as follows:

Common Rush flower color: Brown
Common Rush leaf color: Green
Blue Dune Lyme Grass flower color: Creamy Yellow
Blue Dune Lyme Grass leaf color: Blue Green and Steel Blue

Care of Common Rush and Blue Dune Lyme Grass

Care of Common Rush and Blue Dune Lyme Grass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Common Rush pruning is done Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Blue Dune Lyme Grass pruning is done No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune grass to maintain level, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Common Rush needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Blue Dune Lyme Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.