inland rush
Juncus interior
USDA zones3 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Sizeup to 24 inches tall
- Habit
- Grass/grass-like
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Green
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand
Garden uses
Notes
Inland rush (Juncus interior) is a grass-like plant for meadow plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy soil. Stems form dense or loose clusters and rise 1 to 2 feet. Small greenish spikelets sit in a loosely branched seed head, and long narrow leaves reach above it.
Pairs well with Blue grama, False Solomon's seal, and Gentian.
Native range
AR, AZ, CO, IA, and 24 more places. See all 28
AR, AZ, CO, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NM, OH, OK, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, and WY; PE.