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.

