About This Plant
This marginal, clumping perennial is grass-like and produces a small terminal flower. It is excellent for shore stabilization and can be used in water gardens, bog gardens, and along ponds and streams. Spike rush spreads by rhizomes and can be propagated by dividing the rhizomes. Plants may self-seed.
Plant Details
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Benefits
- Wildlife Benefits
Plant Facts
In situations where flood waters gradually disappear over summer, plants can still survive in fall as long as soils are saturated.
Alternate Names
Creeping Spike Rush, Common Spike Rush, Creeping Club Rush
