How to Grow and Care for Spreading Rush

Spreading Rush, also known as California Gray Rush

Spreading Rush, known for its adaptability to a range of conditions, generally presents an easy care level. Key care points include maintaining consistently moist soil, as spreading Rush thrives in damp conditions, and ensuring it is situated in full sun to partial shade. Special care should be taken with water quality; soft, non-chlorinated water mimics spreading Rush's natural environment and can enhance its growth.

Watering schedule: Every week

Sunlight Requirements: Full sun

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Planting and Growing Spreading Rush

Toughness	High
Care Level	Low
Care Difficulty	Easy
Lifespan	Perennial
Watering Schedule	Every week
Sunlight Requirements	Full sun
Soil Type	Garden Soil
Soil pH	6-7
Planting Time	Mid spring, Late spring, Early summer
Hardiness Zones	4-9

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Spreading Rush is characterized by its grass-like appearance with dense, evergreen clumps emerging from short rhizomes. It has distinctive thin, rounded, gray-green stems that are leafless, standing erect at about 18 to 24 inches (45 to 60 cm) tall. Small, inconspicuous golden-brown flower clusters are borne just below the tips of these stems, blooming from spring to autumn. The plant maintains a robust form, capable of withstanding drought conditions once mature.