Juncus tenuis (Slender rush)

Cultivation

Grow in moist or wet, neutral to acid soil in full sun or partial shade. Tolerates wet, boggy conditions so suitable to plant along the edges of ponds or streams. Often considered a weed. Resistant to damage by deer.

Suggested uses

Waterside, Bog garden, Aquatic

UK hardiness

H7

USDA zones

Zone 2, Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9

Sunset zone

WUCOLS

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

Foliage

Semi-evergreen

Habit

Clump-forming

Native to

North America

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

Yes

Toxicity

Not toxic