Family: Juncaceae
Scientific Name: Juncus inflexus Lovesick Blues
Common Name: Lovesick Blues Rush, Lovesick Blues Juncus
Description | A Rush with steel blue foliage. |
Pronunciation | (JUN-kus)(in-FLEX-us) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Sedge and Rush |
Hardiness Zone | 5(6)-9 |
Sunlight | full |
Moisture | will tolerate average but prefers constantly moist, wet to boggy |
Soil & Site | will tolerate average but prefers constantly moist, wet to boggy |
Flowers | tiny yellowish to brown, borne in compact clustrscalled cymes, insignifican |
Leaves | steel blue-gray triangular stems |
Dimensions | reaches 12 inches tall creeping to form a 36 inch clump, size depends on region |
Propagation | division |
Misc Facts | Introduced by Plant Delights Nursery from a chance seedling. |
Author's Notes | This rush from a distance looks a lot like some form of Fescue grass. |
Notes & Reference | #222-The Encyclopedia of Grasses for Livable Landscapes (Rick Darke) |
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