Eleocharis palustris
(spikerush)
(spikerush)
Category: Grasses, Sedges and Rushes
Photo Credits: Robert H. Mohlenbrock, @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database/ USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln
Height: 36 – 48 inches
Spread: 24 inches
Location: Bottom
Native Status: NE
Comments & Cautions:
may self-seed
Recommended For:
Bioretention and Rain Gardens
This plant prefers that the level of moisture in your soil be: Wet
This plant prefers Loam or Clay soil.
The plant DOES NOT have a salt tolerance.
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Plant Form
spreads by rhizomes
Foliage
leafless green stems grow from base of plant
Flowers
greenish-brown, inconspicuous spikelets on stems, June-September; yellow-brown seed heads