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What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Sedge or Rush  
Aquatics  

Origin
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Africa, Asia  
Australia, New Zealand  

Types
-  
Myriophyllum aquaticum  

Number of Varieties
1  
17  
99+

Habitat
All sorts of environments, Banks, ditches, marshes, Shores of rivers or lakes  
Lakes, Ponds, stream banks  

USDA Hardiness Zone
6-9  
8-12  

AHS Heat Zone
9-6  
10-6  

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  
21,22  

Habit
Clump-Forming  
Upright/Erect  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
45.70 cm  
99+
30.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
61.00 cm  
99+
30.00 cm  

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Brown  
Dark Red, Ivory  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
-  
Yellow Brown  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green  
Green, Light 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  
Pinnate  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  
Spring, Summer, Fall  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Growth Rate
Fast  
Fast  

Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained  
Poorly Drained  

Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall  
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
waterlogging  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot  
In Water  

How to Plant?
Divison, reseeds  
Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Does not require regular watering  
Plant grows in water  

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  

Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained  
Poorly Drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

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

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
iron-rich fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
-  
Sap-Sucking Insects, Stem rot  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
waterlogging  

Facts

Flowers
Insignificant  
Insignificant  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
-  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

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  
Fine  

Foliage Sheen
Glossy  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
Sometimes  
Sometimes  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
Yes  

Attracts
Bumblebees, Flying insects  
-  

Allergy
-  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Informal Hedge, Woodland margins  
Water gardening  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
No  
No  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
-  
-  

Part of Plant Used
-  
-  

Other Uses
woven into the covering of tatami mats  
-  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Mixed Border, Water Gardens  
Bog Garden, Container, Groundcover, Tropical, Water Gardens  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
JUNCUS effusus f.Spiral  
MYRIOPHYLLUM propinquum  

Common Name
Curly wurly  
Parrot's Feather, Watermilfoil  

In Hindi
Corkscrew Rush  
watermilfoil  

In German
Corkscrew Rush  
watermilfoil  

In French
Corkscrew Rush  
myriophylle  

In Spanish
Corkscrew Rush  
watermilfoil  

In Greek
Corkscrew Rush  
watermilfoil  

In Portuguese
Corkscrew Rush  
watermilfoil  

In Polish
Corkscrew Rush  
watermilfoil  

In Latin
Corkscrew Rush  
watermilfoil  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Liliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Poales  
Saxifragales  

Family
Juncaceae  
Haloragaceae  

Genus
Juncus  
Myriophyllum  

Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots  
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots  

Tribe
-  
-  

Subfamily
-  
-  

Number of Species
25  
69  
99+

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Difference Between Corkscrew Rush and Watermilfoil

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