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Dudley's rush

Juncus dudleyi

Also called Dudley Rush

Dudley's rush
Photo: Peter Chen, CC BY 4.0

Dudley's rush is a perennial wetland grass-like plant native to North America, grown mainly for naturalizing wet ground and ponds. It needs consistently moist to wet soil, and it spreads readily.

Family
Juncaceae (Junc family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep soil consistently wet or shallowly flooded.
Soil
Moist to waterlogged loam or clay, rich in organic matter.
Temperature
Hardy in cold temperate climates; survives winter frost, but protect young plants in very cold spells.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Canada to Mexico
Climate
temperate

About

Juncus dudleyi is a widespread species of rush native to North America, and introduced to northern South America, Japan, Great Britain and central Europe. Its diploid chromosome number is 2n=80.

Other Juncus plants

Dwarf Rush · Spiny rush · Arctic rush · Jointleaf rush · Mexican Rush · Baltic Rush · Toad rush · Bulbous rush · Canadian rush · Common rush · Swordleaf rush · Thread rush

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Juncus dudleyi by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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