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Equisetum hyemale Scouring Rush
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Scouring Rush

Also Known As:

Horsetail Rush, Dutch Rush, Rough Horsetail

Botanical Name:

Equisetum hyemale
  • Rigid hollow bamboo-like stems
  • Dark green with black banding at joints
  • Produces small brown cone-like stem tips in the summer
  • Evergreen foliage
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Hardiness Zone

3

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Flower Colour

  • Non-flowering
height

Height

60 cm-100 cm

Width

Spread

100 cm-200 cm

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Plant Characteristics

Info

Definitions

Sunny

Exposure

  • Full Shade
  • Full Sun
  • Partial Sun/Shade
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Soil Moisture

  • Average to Dry Soils
  • Moist to Average
  • Moist to Wet Soils
  • Wetland (Root submerged)
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Growth Rate

  • Fast
Palette

Foliage Colour

  • Green (dark)
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Critter

  • Deer Resistant
  • Rabbit Resistant
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Attributes

  • Cut Flower/Foliage
  • Evergreen
  • Native to Ontario
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Shape

  • Clumping
  • Upright
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Garden Uses

  • Bog or water garden
  • Naturalizing
  • Woodland/woods edge

Additional Details

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Growing Tips & Maintenance

  • Equisetum is known to be very aggressive. They spread by creeping rhizomes, and planting them in containers with the lip slightly above ground is recommended. Plants can be used in ponds and marshes with a depth of 10-15 cm of standing water. Very adaptable to both wet and dry conditions.
Note

Additional Notes

  • Native to Ontario and most of North America.This evergreen plant can absorb silica and early settlers used the stems to scour their pots and for polishing brass and hardwood.The plant acts as a "nutrient pump'', bringing nutrients from deep in the ground, and leaving them on the surface when they decompose. The plants contain chemicals that make them toxic to livestock, especially horses.
Equisetum hyemale Scouring Rush
Scouring Rush

Size: 1 Litre

Equisetum hyemale Scouring Rush

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