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Zig Zag Bogrush

Schoenus brevifolius

Zig Zag Bogrush
Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0

Zig zag bogrush is a small wetland sedge from Australia, New Zealand and nearby islands, grown mainly by enthusiasts of bog and wetland plants. It needs constantly wet, nutrient-poor soil and bright light to thrive.

Family
Cyperaceae (Cyper family)
Grows as
Grass
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil or pot constantly wet, or stand the pot in a shallow tray of water.
Soil
Wet, acidic, low-nutrient mix such as peat or sand with a little peat.
Temperature
10–30 °C; protect below 0 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Ogasawara-shotō to New Zealand
Climate
subtropical

About

Schoenus brevifolius, known as zig-zag bog-rush, is a species of sedge native to Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, and the Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands. It was first described by Robert Brown in 1810.

Other Schoenus plants

Adnate Veldrush · Whitesheath Veldrush · Smooth bogrush · Sand Veldrush · Gold Sunrush · Fleshy Veldrush · Southern Veldrush · Spotted Veldrush · Bristleglume Veldrush · Brown Veldrush · Schoenus calcatus · Limestone Veldrush

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Schoenus brevifolius 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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