Common Name
Bashful bulrush
Plant Form
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Duration
Perennial
Max Height (ft)
1.5
Region
Coastal
Piedmont
Mountain
Hardiness Zone
5,
6,
7
Additional Info
Dry-mesic to dry (rarely mesic), often rocky upland forests, woodlands, and clearings; occurs on mafic, granitic, and acidic sedimentary/metasedimentary substrates but only rarely on limestone or dolostone. Infrequent but widely distributed in the piedmont and mountains; apparently absent from far sw. Virginia.
Bloom Time
Spring
Early Summer
Light Requirements
Full sun
Partial sun
Shade
Moisture Requirements
Moist
Dry
Commercially available
Yes
Nurseries that may carry live plant
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