Twisted Arrows
Planted
April 3, 2025
Names
- Common Names
- Common Rush, Soft Rush
Growth
- Height
- 6-48 inches
- Spread
- 16 inches
- Growth Rate
- Moderate to fast
Appearance
- Bloom Color
- Yellowish-green to brown
- Foliage Color
- Green
- Fall Foliage Color
- Yellow to Yellow Green
Environment
- Hardiness Zones
- Zones 3-10
- Sunlight Requirements
- Ideally full sun. Tolerates partial sun and partial shade, with reduced growth in shaded conditions.
- Soil Type
- Moist, humus-rich soil with slow to standing drainage and poor to average drainage tolerance
- Soil Drainage
- Moist to slowly draining soils that remain consistently wet but not waterlogged
- Soil pH
- 5.5–7.5
Lifecycle
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Leaf Lifecycle
- Semi-deciduous
- Seasons of Interest
- Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
- Bloom Time
- Summer
Reproduction
- Propagation Methods
- Seeds and Division
Wildlife
- Attracts Wildlife
- Attracts birds and butterflies, moths, and other pollinators.
References
- Juncus effusus (Common Rush, Green Bull Rush, Soft Rush) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
- Juncus effusus - Soft rush
- Soft Rush Facts, Care, & Planting Guide (Juncus effusus) - Pond Informer
- Common soft rush Juncus effusus from New England Wild Flower Society
- Common Rush - Groundwork Illinois
- Juncus effusus - Jersey-Friendly Yards
- Juncus effusus | California Flora Nursery
- Juncus effusus Soft Rush, Common rush, Lamp rush, Pacific rush PFAF Plant Database
- Juncus effusus (Common Rush) – Green Thumb Nurseries
- Juncus effusus | Possibility Place Nursery
- Juncus effusus | common rush Bogs/RHS
- Native plant Juncus effusus Common Rush, Soft Rush
- Juncus effusus - Native Plant Database
- Juncus Effusus | Common Rush | South Carolina Native Plant Society
- Buy Soft Rush Plants | FREE SHIPPING | 1 Gallon Pot | Juncus effusus | Wilson Bros Gardens
- Juncus effusus subsp. solutus (Common Rush, Lamp Rush, Pacific Rush, Soft Rush) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
- Pleasant Run Nursery
- Juncus effusus (Soft Rush): Minnesota Wildflowers
- common rush Juncus effusus Weed Profile - Weed Identification
- Juncus effusus - Hummingbird Hill Native Plant Nursery
- Common Rush (Juncus effusus) | Heartland Seed of Missouri, LLC
- Plant Detail
- Juncus effusus | Soft Rush | Bareroot | One Stop Garden Shop
- Juncus effusus
- Soft Rush
- JUNCUS EFFUSUS - Wahat Al Sahraa
- Florida Native Plant Society (FNPS)
- Juncus effusus (Soft Rush) - Practical Plants
- Soft Rush
- Soft Rush
- Juncus effusus Common Rush from Pleasant Run Nursery
- What are the Light Needs for Common rush in Gardening? (Type, Characteristics, and Warning Signals)
- Common Rush (Juncus effusus) – Sparrowhawk Native Plants