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Dark Green Bulrush

Scirpus atrovirens

Also called Common Bulrush

  • Scirpus are not grasses, they are perennial sedges
  • Forms an open upright clump of dark green leaves branching from the main stems
  • Dark green culms, reaching 125 cm, develop clusters of inflorescences
  • Spikelets form small rounded clusters on the terminal tips
  • Foliage turns yellow to brown in the fall
  • Bloom Time: June to August

ZONE:
3

HEIGHT:
90-125 cm

SPREAD:
90-125 cm

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Growing and 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.

Additional Notes about Dark Green Bulrush:

Native to Ontario

 

Characteristics & Attributes

Full Sun
Full Sun
Partial Sun/Shade
Partial Sun/Shade
Attracts Birds
Attracts Birds
Low Maintenance
Low Maintenance
Native to Ontario
Native to Ontario
Bog or water garden
Bog or water garden
SOIL MOISTURE:
Moist to Wet Soils
Wetland (Root submerged)
GROWTH RATE:
Medium
FLOWERING TIME:
Summer
Lt. Spr-Sum
HABIT:
Upright
Clumping
FOLIAGE COLOR:
Green (dark)
LANDSCAPE USES:
Naturalizing
Woodland/woods edge