needle spikerush
Eleocharis acicularis
USDA zones3 to 10
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Sizeup to 24 inches tall
- Habit
- Grass/grass-like
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Not applicable
- Foliage color
- No apparent leaves.
- Soil types
- Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Needle spikerush (Eleocharis acicularis) is a grass for low maintenance planting and ground cover. This plant likes full sun and average to wet, sandy soil. It grows in mud and shallow water along marshes, ponds, and stream margins. The thin stems have no apparent leaves and reach up to 24 inches tall. It blooms in spring, summer, and autumn.
Pairs well with Water hyssop, Royal fern, Scarlet rose mallow, and Florida swamp lily.
Native range
AK, AL, AR, AZ, and 48 more places. See all 52
AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY; NB, NS, and PE.