Dark Green Bulrush, Common Bulrush

Dark Green Bulrush, Common Bulrush

Scirpus atrovirens

A native perennial sedge forming open upright clumps that add structural interest and wildlife value to wetland and pond-edge plantings.

  • Note: Scirpus are perennial sedges, not true grasses
  • Forms an open upright clump of dark green leaves branching from the main stems
  • Dark green culms, reaching 125 cm, develop clusters of inflorescences with small rounded spikelets at terminal tips
  • Foliage turns yellow to brown in the fall
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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight
Full sun, Partial shade
Soil Moisture
Moist, Wet
Hardiness Zone
3 – 3
Mature Height (meters)
0.9 – 1.25
Mature Spread (meters)
0.9 – 1.25
Growth Rate
Medium
Foliage Colour
Green
Fall Colour
Brown
Bloom Time
Summer
Habit
Upright
Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Pollinator Friendly
Attracts Birds
Ontario Native
Landscape Uses
Mass planting
Growing & Maintenance Tips
Grows in marshes, along pond shorelines, and in bogs, in full sun to light shade. This sedge spreads by rhizomes and can be grown in water up to 1.5 m deep.
Notes
Native to Ontario

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