Southernwood

Common Rush

About Southernwood and Common Rush

Southernwood

Common Rush

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Sedge or Rush

1.3 Origin

Southern Europe

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

1.4 Types

not available

austrocalifornicus , effusus , laxus , pacificus , solutus

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA5

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Temperate Regions

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

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-86-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-5

9-6

1.8 Sunset Zone

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, 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

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

NA45.70 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA61.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Gray

Brown

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green, Tan, Sandy Brown

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long hair-like leaves

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Summer

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Divison, reseeds

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Keep the Soil well drained

Does not require 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

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly Drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut back old stems to the ground, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Complete balanced fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Free of serious pests and diseases

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

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

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Bumblebees, Flying insects

5.12 Allergy

Skin irritation

Unknown

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Farmland, small hedge, Wild gardens

Informal Hedge, Woodland margins

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

Antiseptic, Digestive, Liver problems, Skin Disorders, Tonic

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Branch, Fibres, Flower Stalk, Gum, Leaves, Twigs

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Used for fragrance, Used to make hair tonic

woven into the covering of tatami mats

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Herb, Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Bog Garden, Container, Mixed Border, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ARTEMISIA abrotanum

JUNCUS effusus

7.2 Common Name

lad's love , southern wormwood , old man , boy's love , appleringie , sitherwood

Soft Rush

7.2.1 In Hindi

southernwood

Soft Rush

7.2.2 In German

Eberraute

Soft Rush

7.2.3 In French

aurone ou citronnelle

Soft Rush

7.2.4 In Spanish

Artemisia abrotanum

Soft Rush

7.2.5 In Greek

Artemisia abrotanum

Soft Rush

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Abrótano

Soft Rush

7.2.7 In Polish

Bylica boże drzewko

Soft Rush

7.2.8 In Latin

Southernwood

Soft Rush

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Poales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Juncaceae

8.6 Genus

Artemisia

Juncus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Anthemideae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Asteroideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Southernwood and Common Rush

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

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Season and Care of Southernwood and Common Rush

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

Southernwood and Common Rush Physical Information

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

Southernwood flower color: Yellow and Gray
Southernwood leaf color: Gray Green
Common Rush flower color: Brown
Common Rush leaf color: Green

Care of Southernwood and Common Rush

Care of Southernwood and Common Rush include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Southernwood pruning is done Cut back old stems to the ground, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Common Rush pruning is done Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Southernwood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Common Rush needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.