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Scirpus validus Softstem Bulrush
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Softstem Bulrush

Also Known As:

Great Bulrush

Botanical Name:

Scirpus validus
  • AKA: Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
  • Scirpus are not grasses, they are perennial sedges
  • Dark green spongy stems, up to 2 cm thick, are rounded-edged and triangular in cross-section
  • Leaves are not produced
  • Brownish inflorescences hang from terminal tips on stems up to 250 cm tall
  • Bracts beyond seed heads, 15 cm long, seem to be a continuation of the stems
  • Bloom Time: May to August
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Hardiness Zone

3

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Flower Colour

  • Brown
height

Height

175 cm-250 cm

Width

Spread

100 cm-120 cm

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Plant Characteristics

Info

Definitions

Sunny

Exposure

  • Full Sun
  • Partial Sun/Shade
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Soil Moisture

  • Moist to Wet Soils
  • Wetland (Root submerged)
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Attracts Wildlife

  • Attracts Birds
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Growth Rate

  • Medium
Palette

Foliage Colour

  • Green (dark)
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Attributes

  • Native to Ontario
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Flowering Time

  • Lt. Spr-Sum
  • Summer
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Shape

  • Upright
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Garden Uses

  • Bog or water garden
  • Naturalizing

Additional Details

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Growing Tips & Maintenance

  • Grows in marshes, along pond shorelines or in wet meadows, in full sun to light shade. This sedge spreads by rhizomes and is a good choice for erosion control.  Dead stems can be cleaned out in early spring.
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Additional Notes

  • Native to Ontario and most of North America.
Scirpus validus Softstem Bulrush
Softstem Bulrush

Size: Plug72

Scirpus validus Softstem Bulrush

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