SOFT RUSH

Juncus effusus

1 to 4 feet

Fast rate of growth

Full sun to partial shade

Requires wet soil or shallow, standing water 

Zones 3 to 10

A grasslike, clump-forming perennial herb with soft, round, gracefully arching leaves

 and dense clusters of small, brownish flowers, in summer, near the top of the stems.

Useful in ornamental ponds, retention ponds, canal banks or swales.