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Luzula nivea
Also called Snowy Woodrush, Snow White Woodrush
Snow white wood rush is a perennial grass-like plant from the Alps and Pyrenees, grown for its white-fringed leaves in shady borders. It is easy in cool, moist, shaded spots, and can spread freely in some climates.
Luzula nivea, commonly known as snow-white wood-rush, snowy wood-rush and lesser wood-rush, is a species of perennial plant in Juncaceae family.
The plant is native to Southwestern and Central Europe, including the Alps and Pyrenees.
Luzula nivea is cultivated as an ornamental grass, for planting in gardens. In some climates it can escape from gardens to become an invasive species.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Luzula nivea 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.
