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Corkscrew Rush Plant



What is

Life Span
Perennial

Type
Sedge or Rush

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

Types
-

Number of Varieties
1

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

USDA Hardiness Zone
6-9

AHS Heat Zone
9-6

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

Habit
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height
45.70 cm 100

Minimum Width
61.00 cm 93

Plant Color

Flower Color
Brown

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor

Fruit Color
-

Leaf Color in Spring
Green

Leaf Color in Summer
Green

Leaf Color in Fall
Green

Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Tan, Sandy Brown

Shape

Leaf Shape
Long hair-like leaves

Thorns
No

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate
Fast

Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained

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

Repeat Bloomer
No

Tolerances
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot

How to Plant?
Divison, reseeds

Plant Maintenance
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements
Does not require regular watering

In Summer
Lots of watering

In Spring
Moderate

In Winter
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun

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

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases
-

Plant Tolerance
Drought

Facts

Flowers
Insignificant

Flower Petal Number
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit
No

Edible Fruit
No

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower
No

Fragrant Fruit
No

Fragrant Leaf
No

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No

Showy Foliage
Yes

Showy Bark
No

Foliage Texture
Fine

Foliage Sheen
Glossy

Evergreen
No

Invasive
Sometimes

Self-Sowing
Yes

Attracts
Bumblebees, Flying insects

Allergy
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses
Informal Hedge, Woodland margins

Beauty Benefits
-

Edible Uses
No

Environmental Uses
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses
-

Part of Plant Used
-

Other Uses
woven into the covering of tatami mats

Used As Indoor Plant
No

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
JUNCUS effusus f.Spiral

Common Name
Curly wurly

In Hindi
Corkscrew Rush

In German
Corkscrew Rush

In French
Corkscrew Rush

In Spanish
Corkscrew Rush

In Greek
Corkscrew Rush

In Portuguese
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In Polish
Corkscrew Rush

In Latin
Corkscrew Rush

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Liliopsida

Order
Poales

Family
Juncaceae

Genus
Juncus

Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe
-

Subfamily
-

Number of Species
25

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Benefits of Corkscrew Rush plant

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