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Kou
Kou and Corkscrew Rush


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Sedge or Rush  
Tree  

Origin
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Africa, Asia  
Eastern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, Australia  

Types
-  
Mareer, Manjak  

Number of Varieties
1  
15  
99+

Habitat
All sorts of environments, Banks, ditches, marshes, Shores of rivers or lakes  
Saline Soils, Sandy areas  

USDA Hardiness Zone
6-9  
10-15  

AHS Heat Zone
9-6  
12-10  

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  

Habit
Clump-Forming  
Oval or Rounded  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
45.70 cm  
99+
760.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
61.00 cm  
99+
670.00 cm  
31

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Brown  
White, Yellow, Gold, Orange Red  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
-  
Light Green, Chocolate  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green  
Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Green  
Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Green  
Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Tan, Sandy Brown  
Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Long hair-like leaves  
Oval  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

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  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained  
Average  

Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall  
Indeterminate  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
Yes  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought, Salt  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Divison, reseeds  
Seedlings, Stem Cutting  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Does not require regular watering  
Average Water Needs  

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  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained  
Average  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun  

Pruning
Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
-  
Root rot, Snails  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought and Salt  

Facts

Flowers
Insignificant  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
Yes  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
Yes  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Fine  
Coarse  

Foliage Sheen
Glossy  
Glossy  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
Sometimes  
No  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
Yes  

Attracts
Bumblebees, Flying insects  
Birds, Butterflies  

Allergy
-  
Dizziness, Throat itching, Vomiting  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Informal Hedge, Woodland margins  
Cottage Garden  

Beauty Benefits
-  
Making cosmetics, used as a dye  

Edible Uses
No  
No  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Absorbs greenhouse gases, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Shadow Tree  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
-  
Acne, Aging, Hair Loss  

Part of Plant Used
-  
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves  

Other Uses
woven into the covering of tatami mats  
Making Shampoo, Showy Purposes, Used as Biofuel, Used as Ornamental plant  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Mixed Border, Water Gardens  
Edible, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
JUNCUS effusus f.Spiral  
CORDIA subcordata  

Common Name
Curly wurly  
Beach Cordia, Island Walnut, Kou, Sea Trumpet  

In Hindi
Corkscrew Rush  
Cordia subcordata  

In German
Corkscrew Rush  
Cordia subcordata  

In French
Corkscrew Rush  
Cordia subcordata  

In Spanish
Corkscrew Rush  
Cordia subcordata  

In Greek
Corkscrew Rush  
Cordia subcordata  

In Portuguese
Corkscrew Rush  
Cordia subcordata  

In Polish
Corkscrew Rush  
Cordia subcordata  

In Latin
Corkscrew Rush  
Cordia subcordata  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Liliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Poales  
Lamiales  

Family
Juncaceae  
Boraginaceae  

Genus
Juncus  
Cordia  

Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots  
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  

Tribe
-  
-  

Subfamily
-  
-  

Number of Species
25  
1  

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Difference Between Corkscrew Rush and Kou

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Importance of Corkscrew Rush and Kou

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Corkscrew Rush and Kou. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Corkscrew Rush and Kou 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 Corkscrew Rush is whereas of Kou is Acne, Aging and Hair Loss. Corkscrew Rush has beauty benefits as follows: while Kou has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Corkscrew Rush vs Kou

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