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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