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Baltic Rush
Juncus balticus
  
About Baltic Rush (Juncus balticus) 13 Nurseries Carry This Plant Juncus balticus is a species of rush known by the common name Baltic rush. It is native to a large part of North and South America. In California it is very widespread and occurs in every county. It is a plant of wetlands and other mesic places, though sometimes found in non-wetland areas. It prefers freshwater but can handle some salinity. It spreads by a rhizome and will occupy any suitably moist area. It will hybridize with many other Juncus species. There is one recognized subspecies at this time, ssp. ater, which also occurs over a large part of the state.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Grasses

Size
Size
3 ft tall

Form
Form
Fountain

Growth Rate
Growth Rate
Fast

Dormancy
Dormancy
Evergreen

Fragrance
Fragrance
None

Flower Color
Flower Color
Brown

Wildlife Supported
 


 

Landscaping Information
Sun
Sun
Part Shade

Moisture
Moisture
Moderate - High

Summer Irrigation
Summer Irrigation
Keep moist

Nurseries
Nurseries

Ease of Care
Ease of Care
Moderately Easy

Cold Tolerance
Cold Tolerance
Tolerates cold to -15° F

Soil Drainage
Soil Drainage
Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Soil Description
Soil Description
Tolerant of a variety of soils. Tolerates Saline Soil. Soil PH: 5.0 - 8.0

Companion Plants
Companion Plants
Use in a bioswale or bog-type garden with other wetland plants such as Yerba Mansa (Anemopsis californica), Sedges (Carex sp.), Monkeyflower (Mimulus cardinalis or guttatus), Willows (Salix sp.), and Hedgenettle (Stachys sp.)

Propagation
Propagation?
By seed or rhizome cutting

Sunset Zones
Sunset Zones?
1, 2, 3, 4*, 5*, 6*, 7*, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17*, 18*, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24*

Natural Setting
Site Type
Site Type
Freshwater or brackish marsh in a wide variety of settings

Climate
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 3.0" - 109.6", Summer Precipitation: 0.15" - 3.95", Coldest Month: 23.9" - 57.4", Hottest Month: 43.8" - 89.3", Humidity: 0.23" - 40.68", Elevation: -190" - 10736"


Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links:   Jepson eFlora Taxon Page  CalPhotos  Wikipedia  Calflora


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