Name: Poverty Rush, Path Rush
Brand: NVK Nurseries
SKU: 2457-PL72
Price: 5.0 CAD
Availability: InStock

Juncus tenuis

Poverty Rush is a native rush that tolerates compacted soils and moderate foot traffic better than almost any ornamental grass, making it one of the few fine-textured native plants suitable for pathways, lawn alternatives, or disturbed urban sites.

Forms a dense clump of upright narrow stems with a basal tuft of flat grass-like leaves
Tolerates compacted soils and moderate foot traffic, useful in challenging conditions
Clusters of greenish-brown seed capsules near the stem tips add ornamental interest from May through September
Native to Ontario, valuable for naturalistic or habitat plantings in difficult conditions

Size

72 plugs per tray

50 plugs per tray

$5.00

Shipping calculated at checkout.

Quantity

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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight

Partial shade, Shade

Soil Moisture

Dry, Moist

Drought Tolerant

✓

Hardiness Zone

2 – 9

Mature Height (meters)

0.2 – 0.6

Mature Spread (meters)

0.2 – 0.5

Growth Rate

Medium

Flower Colour

Green

Foliage Colour

Green

Bloom Time

Summer

Habit

Mounding

Attracts Birds

✓

Ontario Native

✓

Growing & Maintenance Tips

Grows best in an average moist to wet soil, in full sun to partial shade, tolerating most soil types. Spreads by rhizomes and can easily establish itself in almost any growing condition. The size of this plant will vary with the amount of moisture it receives and it is more drought tolerant than most rushes. Foliage can be pruned down in early spring for a tidier appearance. Plugs are sold in full flats only.

Notes

Also referred to as Rush, Wire Grass.