Common Rush

Nut Sedge

About Common Rush and Nut Sedge

Common Rush

Nut Sedge

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Sedge or Rush

1.3 Origin

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

World/Pandemic

1.4 Types

austrocalifornicus , effusus , laxus , pacificus , solutus

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

5NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

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

Wild

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-95-12

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-6

12-1

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

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Mat-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

61.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Brown

Orange, Gold, Bronze, Tan

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Dark Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Tan, Sandy Brown

Green, Yellow green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long hair-like leaves

V-Shaped

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very 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

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, reseeds

creeping rhizomes, Seedlings, Tubers

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require regular watering

Requires consistently moist soil

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

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Free of serious pests and diseases

Rust

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

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

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Bumblebees, Flying insects

Pigs

5.12 Allergy

Unknown

Oral Allergy

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Informal Hedge, Woodland margins

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good for skin, Protects from sun damage

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Aphrodisiac, Digestive, Diuretic, Tonic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

woven into the covering of tatami mats

For making oil, used for weaving hats

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Bog Garden, Container, Mixed Border, Water Gardens

Not Available

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

JUNCUS effusus

CYPERUS esculentus

7.2 Common Name

Soft Rush

Nut Sedge,chufa sedge, nut grass, yellow nutsedge

7.2.1 In Hindi

Soft Rush

अखरोट सेज

7.2.2 In German

Soft Rush

Nuss -Segge

7.2.3 In French

Soft Rush

souchet

7.2.4 In Spanish

Soft Rush

tuerca de la juncia

7.2.5 In Greek

Soft Rush

καρύδι σπαθόχορτο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Soft Rush

Nut Sedge

7.2.7 In Polish

Soft Rush

nakrętka turzyca

7.2.8 In Latin

Soft Rush

nut Sedge

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Poales

8.5 Family

Juncaceae

Cyperaceae

8.6 Genus

Juncus

Cyperus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Cypereae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Common Rush and Nut Sedge

Wondering what are the properties of Common Rush and Nut Sedge? We provide you with everything About Common Rush and Nut Sedge. Common Rush doesn't have thorns and Nut Sedge doesn't have thorns. Also Common Rush does not have fragrant flowers. Common Rush has allergic reactions like Unknown and Nut Sedge 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 Nut Sedge and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Common Rush and Nut Sedge

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

Common Rush and Nut Sedge Physical Information

Common Rush and Nut Sedge physical information is very important for comparison. Common Rush height is 45.70 cm and width 61.00 cm whereas Nut Sedge height is 30.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Common Rush and Nut Sedge are as follows:

Common Rush flower color: Brown
Common Rush leaf color: Green
Nut Sedge flower color: Orange, Gold, Bronze and Tan
Nut Sedge leaf color: Green and Yellow green

Care of Common Rush and Nut Sedge

Care of Common Rush and Nut Sedge 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 Nut Sedge pruning is done 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 Nut Sedge needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.