Common Name
Bashful bulrush
Plant Form
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Duration
Perennial
Max Height (ft)
1.5
Region
Coastal
Piedmont
Mountain
Hardiness Zone
5,
6,
7
Commercially available
Yes
Additional Info
Dry-mesic to dry (rarely mesic), often rocky upland forests, woodlands, and clearings; occurs on mafic, granitic, and acidic sedimentary/metasedimentary substrates but only rarely on limestone or dolostone. Infrequent but widely distributed in the piedmont and mountains; apparently absent from far sw. Virginia.
Bloom Time
Spring
Early Summer
Light Requirements
Full sun
Partial sun
Shade
Moisture Requirements
Moist
Dry
Nurseries that may carry live plant
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