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Common Rush

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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual or Biennial

Type

Sedge or Rush
Vegetable

Origin

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

Types

austrocalifornicus , effusus , laxus , pacificus , solutus
Pascal, Golden Self-Blanching, Tall Utah, Tango

Number of Varieties

5100
0 40000
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Habitat

All sorts of environments, Banks, ditches, marshes, Shores of rivers or lakes
Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-9-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-6
9-3

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
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Habit

Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

45.70 cm45.70 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

61.00 cm30.50 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Brown
White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Tan, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Tan, Sandy Brown
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Shape

Leaf Shape

Long hair-like leaves
Irregular

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, reseeds
Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Does not require regular watering
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam

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 shoots

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Less fertilizing

Pests and Diseases

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Bacteria, Downy mildew, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Mosaic viruses, Pink Root, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Frost

Facts

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
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Bumblebees, Flying insects
Insects, Mice, Rodents, Spider Mites

Allergy

-
Irritation to stomach

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Informal Hedge, Woodland margins
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Beauty Benefits

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Good for skin, Improve skin condition, Moisturizing, Skin Problems

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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Cancer, Combats Stress, Eye Problems, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Indigestion, Inflammation, Weight loss

Part of Plant Used

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Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

woven into the covering of tatami mats
Employed in herbal medicine, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used as a spice

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Bog Garden, Container, Mixed Border, Water Gardens
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

JUNCUS effusus
APIUM graveolens

Common Name

Soft Rush
Celery

In Hindi

Soft Rush
अजवायन

In German

Soft Rush
Sellerie

In French

Soft Rush
Céleri

In Spanish

Soft Rush
Apio

In Greek

Soft Rush
Σέλινο

In Portuguese

Soft Rush
Aipo

In Polish

Soft Rush
Seler

In Latin

Soft Rush
apium

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Poales
Apiales

Family

Juncaceae
Apiaceae

Genus

Juncus
Apium

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

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Apieae

Subfamily

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Apioideae

Number of Species

4001
1 27800
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Difference Between Common Rush and Celery

If you are confused whether Common Rush or Celery are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Common Rush and Celery Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Common Rush are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Celery fertilizers required are Less fertilizing. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Common Rush and Celery if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Common Rush and Celery

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Common Rush and Celery. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Common Rush and Celery as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Common Rush is whereas of Celery is Cancer, Combats Stress, Eye Problems, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Indigestion, Inflammation and Weight loss. Common Rush has beauty benefits as follows: while Celery has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Common Rush vs Celery

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Common Rush vs Celery and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Common Rush are whereas of Celery have Irritation to stomach respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Common Rush has no showy fruits and Celery has no showy fruits. Also Common Rush is not flowering and Celery is not flowering . You can compare Common Rush and Celery facts and facts of other plants too.