How to Grow and Care for Deergrasses

Trichophorum subcapitatum is a rhizomatous, grass-like flowering plant. It grows in wet habitats, thickets, damp ledges in mountain woods at elevations of 600 to 2300 m. Its leaves are reduced to short sheaths on slender, erect, grooved stems.

Growing on disturbed and burned sites, tufted bulrush is tolerant even to heavy deer grazing. Extremely hardy, this sedge is distributed throughout the northern parts of the globe, including tundras, and alpine and circumboreal regions.

Alpine bulrush (Trichophorum alpinum) is named for its native mountainous, boreal habitats where it distinctive white tufts can be seen growing in peaty bogs and on calcium-rich soils. These small flower spikes are quite different to those of the other, larger bulrushes, so it's quite easy to differentiate cotton deergrass from its relatives.

Clinton's bulrush is a charming perennial sedge that typically thrives in wetlands and bogs. Its narrow, erect stems grow from a dense, fibrous root system, reaching up to 60 centimeters tall. A notable characteristic is its sparse, brownish to green bristle-like leaves that cluster near the ground. Above, small, rounded flower spikes crown the stems, signaling its readiness to reproduce in its damp and acidic natural habitat.