European meadow rush
Juncus inflexus
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size1 to 3 feet tall1 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Straw to reddish-brown
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
European meadow rush (Juncus inflexus) is a grass for borders, rain gardens, and naturalized areas. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to wet, loamy or clay soil. It forms a clump of green foliage that grows 12 to 36 inches tall and wide. Straw to reddish-brown flowers appear in spring, summer, and autumn.
Pairs well with Swamp milkweed, Sedge, and Ostrich fern.
Native range
Africa, temperate Eurasia, and Macaronesia.