Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Sedge or Rush
Shrub
Origin
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Africa, Asia
Southern Africa
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
115
0
40000
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Habitat
All sorts of environments, Banks, ditches, marshes, Shores of rivers or lakes
Rocky areas, sand dunes, Slopes
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-910-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-6
12-9
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, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm120.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
61.00 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Brown
Yellow, Gold
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Tan, Sandy Brown
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long hair-like leaves
Tongue shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Shade areas
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, reseeds
Seedlings, Semi-hardwood cuttings, Softwood cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require regular watering
occasional watering once established
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Balanced liquid fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Slugs, Snails, Thripes
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Shade areas
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bumblebees, Flying insects
Bees, Butterflies, Insects
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Informal Hedge, Woodland margins
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Flowers
Other Uses
woven into the covering of tatami mats
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Mixed Border, Water Gardens
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical
Botanical Name
JUNCUS effusus f.Spiral
Euryops pectinatus
Common Name
Curly wurly
Euryops
In Hindi
Corkscrew Rush
Euryops
In German
Corkscrew Rush
Euryops
In French
Corkscrew Rush
Euryops
In Spanish
Corkscrew Rush
Euryops
In Greek
Corkscrew Rush
Euryops
In Portuguese
Corkscrew Rush
Euryops
In Polish
Corkscrew Rush
Euryops
In Latin
Corkscrew Rush
Euryops
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Asterales
Family
Juncaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Juncus
Euryops
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Senecioneae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
25100
1
27800
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