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Juncus foliosus
Leafy Rush · Leafy toad rush
Tier 2 Difficulty: easy Water: low Light: full_sun
Temperature
5–35 °C
Hardiness
Zone 4–9
Click count
1
Observations
4
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Full sun
Sharp-flowered rush is found in habitats with abundant sunlight, for example the shallow margins of ponds and lakes. It favors full sun but can also tolerate partial sun.
Ideal: Full sun
🌡️ Temperature 5–35°C
Sharp-flowered rush can tolerate a wide range of temperatures, but its distribution may still be restricted by different combinations of moisture and heat. It performs best in warm summer climates with adequate rainfall or irrigation. Extended periods of cloudy, rainy weather or prolonged high temperatures can increase the risk of Sharp-flowered rush dying. In winter, protecting the plant from cold can improve its chances of survival.
Ideal temperature: 5–35°C
💨 Humidity
Humidity:
🪴 Soil
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Grass
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Juncus
- Family
- Juncaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 4-9
- Mature Height
- 91 cm
- Mature Spread
- 20 cm to 40 cm
- Leaf Color
- Dark Green
- Leaf Type
- Evergreen
- Flower Color
- Yellow, Red, Brown
- Flower Size
- 1.02 cm to 11.43 cm
- Bloom Time
- Early summer, Mid summer
- Planting Time
- Spring, Autumn
- Harvest Time
- Late summer, Early fall
- Native Area
- Turkey, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Pakistan, Poland, Greece, Croatia, Slovenia, Morocco, Ukraine, Serbia, Russia, Lithuania, Norway, Iraq, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Denmark, France, Albania, Ireland, United Kingdom, Romania, Belgium, Portugal
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Common Names (2)
en Leafy Rush
en Leafy toad rush