Common Rush

Pride of Barbados

About Common Rush and Pride of Barbados

Common Rush

Pride of Barbados

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Sedge or Rush

Shrub

1.3 Origin

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

Latin America and the Caribbean

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

Warmer regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-99-12

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-6

12-9

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

H1, H2, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cm240.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

61.00 cm240.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Brown

Yellow, Red, Orange

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Multi-Color

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Tan, Sandy Brown

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long hair-like leaves

bipinnate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

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

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

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, reseeds

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require regular watering

Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

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

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

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

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

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

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Bumblebees, Flying insects

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Unknown

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Informal Hedge, Woodland margins

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, Bronchitis, Chest pain, Cough, Fever, Kidney Stones, Malaria, Purgative, Sore Eyes, Sore throat

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Flowers, Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

woven into the covering of tatami mats

Medicinal oil, Used As Food, 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

Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

JUNCUS effusus

CAESALPINIA pulcherrima

7.2 Common Name

Soft Rush

Pride of Barbados

7.2.1 In Hindi

Soft Rush

Pride of Barbados

7.2.2 In German

Soft Rush

Stolz von Barbados

7.2.3 In French

Soft Rush

Fierté de la Barbade

7.2.4 In Spanish

Soft Rush

Orgullo de Barbados

7.2.5 In Greek

Soft Rush

Υπερηφάνεια των Μπαρμπάντος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Soft Rush

Offs Pridi Varvias

7.2.7 In Polish

Soft Rush

Pridi offs Varvias

7.2.8 In Latin

Soft Rush

Pridi offs Varvias

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Poales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Juncaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Juncus

Caesalpinia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Common Rush and Pride of Barbados

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

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Season and Care of Common Rush and Pride of Barbados

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

Common Rush and Pride of Barbados Physical Information

Common Rush and Pride of Barbados physical information is very important for comparison. Common Rush height is 45.70 cm and width 61.00 cm whereas Pride of Barbados height is 240.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of Common Rush and Pride of Barbados are as follows:

Common Rush flower color: Brown
Common Rush leaf color: Green
Pride of Barbados flower color: Yellow, Red and Orange
Pride of Barbados leaf color: Green

Care of Common Rush and Pride of Barbados

Care of Common Rush and Pride of Barbados 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 Pride of Barbados 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 Pride of Barbados needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.