Name: Hard Stem Bulrush
Brand: NVK Nurseries
SKU: 4054-PL72
Price: 3.0 CAD
Availability: InStock

Schoenoplectus acutus

A native perennial sedge forming tall upright cylindrical stems suited to wetland restoration and shoreline naturalization projects.

Note: Scirpus are perennial sedges, not true grasses
Upright cylindrical gray-green stems with 3–4 slender sheathed leaves at the base
Panicled seed heads emerge terminally; beige-brown seeds form groups of small spikelets

Size

72 plugs per tray

50 plugs per tray

$3.00

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Quantity

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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight

Full sun, Partial shade

Soil Moisture

Wet, Moist

Hardiness Zone

3 – 3

Mature Height (meters)

1.0 – 1.75

Mature Spread (meters)

0.5 – 1.0

Growth Rate

Fast

Foliage Colour

Green

Bloom Time

Summer

Habit

Upright

Deer Resistant

✓

Rabbit Resistant

✓

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 and most of North America. Scirpus acutus was its old botanical name. It's been changed to Schoenoplectus acutus