Shoot Logo
Take a photoPlans & pricingBook a demoGet started

Juncus effusus f. spiralis (Corkscrew rush)

Other names: Scirpus lacustris 'Spiralis' , Juncus effusus 'Spiralis'

ShootChecker™

STOP: Make sure you get the “Right Plant, Right Place.”

90% of plants die because they were the wrong plant choice. Shoot helps you to save valuable time and money to get the right plant choices for any garden.

How ShootChecker™ works

Get the Right Plant, Right Place

1

Provide details about your garden or your client's garden conditions

2

ShootChecker™ will help you assess if it is the right plant

3

Save money with Right Plant, Right Place.

Get started Book a demo

Other Shoot features

Laptop, tablet and mobile devices

One-stop planning
Streamlined garden design and record-keeping all in one place

Monthly care advice
Receive tailored monthly care advice for plants in your garden

Present and collaborate
Share designs and care tasks with anyone

Join Shoot today to enjoy…

  • ShootChecker™
  • One-stop garden design
  • Monthly care advice for every plant in your garden
  • Saving money with Right Plant, Right Place

All you need to do is join.

Get started
Book a demo

Already a member? Sign in

Add to plant list
Species
J. effusus f. spiralis is an evergreen perennial grown for its curious clumps of spiralling, leafless, dark-green stems. Flowers, if produced, are brown and insignificant.
Add to plant list
ShootChecker™
Season of interest

Flower

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Flower

Foliage

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Foliage
Height and spread

Height and spread

Size Max height Max spread To maturity
0.45 m 0.6 m 2-5 years
1 ft 1 ft 2-5 years

Where to grow

Soil type
  • Clay
  • Loamy
Soil drainage
  • Boggy damp conditions
  • Pond/In water
  • Moisture-retentive
Soil pH
  • Acid
Sunlight
  • Partial Shade
  • Full Sun
Aspect
  • East
  • West
  • South
Exposure
  • Exposed
  • Sheltered

Check to see if this is the Right Plant, Right Place with ShootChecker™

Open ShootChecker™

Additional plant details

Cultivation

Plant in the shallow margins of pools or consistently moist, acidic soil in full sun or partial shade.

Suggested uses

Waterside, Bog garden, Aquatic

UK hardiness

H7

USDA zones

Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9

Sunset zone

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, H1, 1, 2, 3

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Moderate/Medium
Central Valley = Moderate/Medium
South Coastal = Moderate/Medium
South Inland = Moderate/Medium
High and Intermediate Desert = Unknown
Low Desert = Unknown

Foliage

Evergreen

Habit

Clump-forming

Native to

Temperate regions worldwide

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

Yes

Toxicity

Not toxic

Plant care

Pruning

Tidy by removing dead stems and any spent flowerheads in spring

Propagation methods

Division

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

Generally disease-free

Cut untidy foliage and spent flower stalks (optional)

Divide and replant in spring

Plant in fertile, moisture retentive soil

Cut out dead stems

Plant in full sun or partial shade (autumn or spring)

Other plants

Plants in this Genus (0)

Juncus

Companion plants (0)

Related content

Discuss Juncus effusus f. spiralis with other Shoot members

Re: Watering

ELAINE HUTSON
763 0
It is a bog plant, so if you don't have those conditions, you will have to put some rubber lining, pierce a few holes in it, this way the water is retained longer.
Posted: Friday 10th of August 2012 03:02 AM

Watering

Shoot User
763 1
How often should I water the juncus effusus plants.
Posted: Friday 10th of August 2012 12:41 AM Last reply: Saturday 1st of March 2025 01:21 AM

Shoot User
1128 0
Hi Andrea,

If you add the plant to your 'plants I have' list you will have access to pruning and growing advice, [LINK]https://https://www.shootgardening.com/plant/juncus-effusus-f-spiralis[/LINK].

If you still have any questions let us know!

Hope this helps.
Katy
Posted: Tuesday 22nd of June 2010 01:29 PM

juncus effusus

Shoot User
1128 1
I have a big twister planted in my garden that is growing rapidly and it losing its twirlness because its growing. How di you advise to trim it?
Posted: Friday 18th of June 2010 06:25 PM Last reply: Saturday 1st of March 2025 01:14 AM
Read more
TOP