Luzula acuminata - HAIRY WOODRUSH
Underused native grass with strap-like leaves, ornamental hairy leaves.
Very good fall and winter color = purple-red!
Best in a garden with some shade during the day, mixed in with other shade tolerant plants.
Will moderately seed around, where happy.
Blooming Time: May/June to July
Size: usually around 12" tall and wide clumps
USDA Zones: 3b to 8b
Culture: part sun, half shade, light and dappled shade, average soil, clay, rocky soil, neutral to acidic. Likes moisture, but grow well in average moist garden soil and will tolerate droughts
Moisture Needs: average (medium), medium-moist, moist
Origin: eastern part of USA, Canada, see the BONAP distribution map. Grows in rich woods, wood clearings, ravines and along streams
Black walnut tolerance: yes
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: not much know about the faunal connections, most likely yes
Attracts Hummingbirds: no, but attracts some wildlife
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep pot
Pictures copyright: Doug McGrady, Flickr
Plant combinations: Half shade, lighter shade garden, woodland garden, matrix planting (use as the lowest function layer), substitute it in lawns in difficult spots, the best use is to mix this rush with other plants.
Good companions can be Aconitum, Anemone virginica, Cimicifuga (Actea), Dicentra, Chrysogonum, Brunnera, Epimedium, Helleborus, Hosta, Iris cristata, Iris tectorum, woodland Peonies,woodland Phloxes (P. bifida, P. divaricata, P. stolonifera) Penstemon calycosus, Penstemon smallii, Spigelia, ferns, many of Carex, Hakonechloa, and all spring ephemerals and many of the spring bulbs.
Luzula acuminata - HAIRY WOODRUSH
Underused native grass with strap-like leaves, ornamental hairy leaves.
Very good fall and winter color = purple-red!
Best in a garden with some shade during the day, mixed in with other shade tolerant plants.
Will moderately seed around, where happy.
Blooming Time: May/June to July
Size: usually around 12" tall and wide clumps
USDA Zones: 3b to 8b
Culture: part sun, half shade, light and dappled shade, average soil, clay, rocky soil, neutral to acidic. Likes moisture, but grow well in average moist garden soil and will tolerate droughts
Moisture Needs: average (medium), medium-moist, moist
Origin: eastern part of USA, Canada, see the BONAP distribution map. Grows in rich woods, wood clearings, ravines and along streams
Black walnut tolerance: yes
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: not much know about the faunal connections, most likely yes
Attracts Hummingbirds: no, but attracts some wildlife
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep pot
Pictures copyright: Doug McGrady, Flickr
Plant combinations: Half shade, lighter shade garden, woodland garden, matrix planting (use as the lowest function layer), substitute it in lawns in difficult spots, the best use is to mix this rush with other plants.
Good companions can be Aconitum, Anemone virginica, Cimicifuga (Actea), Dicentra, Chrysogonum, Brunnera, Epimedium, Helleborus, Hosta, Iris cristata, Iris tectorum, woodland Peonies,woodland Phloxes (P. bifida, P. divaricata, P. stolonifera) Penstemon calycosus, Penstemon smallii, Spigelia, ferns, many of Carex, Hakonechloa, and all spring ephemerals and many of the spring bulbs.