Juncus edgariae
(wiwi, tussock rush)
Details:
Foliage Colour: | Green |
Height: | 100 cm |
Width: | 100 cm |
Growth per Annum: | Fast |
Climate: | Hardy |
Sun: | Full Sun |
Soil: | Moist, Wet |
Category: | Grass |
Features: | Native. Attractive to birds. Flower colour: Brown. Suitable restoration species. |
A common rush of swampy areas throughout New Zealand. Grows in tight clumps with bright-green stems. Useful for wet areas and revegetation of wetlands, but will tolerate dry conditions for short periods.
Habitat: Easily the most common indigenous species. Coastal to alpine (1600 m a.s.l.) but mainly coastal to montane. Usually in open shrubland, fringing wetlands, and in seasonally damp sites. Often found invading pasture and in urban areas.
Flowering: October - December
Fruiting: November - April
Prices
Each | 20 or more | 50 or more | |
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2l Pot | $8.50 | $8.00 | $ |