Gray Rush
Juncus patens
Description
It is a perennial herb forming narrow, erect bunches of stems arising from a central clump. The stems are thin, gray-green, often somewhat waxy, and grooved. It holds many flowers, each of which has short, narrow, pointed petals and six stamens. The fruit is a spherical red or brown capsule which fills and bulges from the dried flower remnants when mature.
- Botanical Name
- Juncus patens
- Height
- 1-2'
- Width
- 1-2'
- Sun Exposure
- Full Sun Afternoon Shade Filtered Sun Partial Sun
- Soil Type
- Well Draining Saturated
- Bloom Time
- Long Blooming
- Bloom Colors
- Brown
- Zones
- Zone 5