- Plant Info
- Hardy Bog Plant
- Twisted Stems Adds Contrast
- Increases Natural Filtration
Corkscrew Rush is an extremely unusual, dark-green, corkscrew-like, leafless, stemmed marginal pond plant that creates a mound of unique foliage texture. With twisting, tubular stems, reminiscent of curled Christmas ribbons, Corkscrew Rush adds eye-popping contrast and texture to your pond's landscape. Emerging from the base of each clump of Corkscrew Rush, you could have as many as 30 to 50 spiraling stems heading in all different directions. Corkscrew Rush prefers to be placed along the moist edges of the pond or water garden, or at least a very moist environment. It also can be used in dried floral arrangements as it makes a dramatic background piece, and is one of those truly fun plants enjoyed by both kids and adults alike.
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|Plant Type||Bog Plant|
|Hardiness Zones||3 To 12|
|Growing Light||Full Sun To Partial Shade|
|Plant Size||Vertical Up To 24"|
|Also Known As||Juncus Effusus 'Spiralis'|
Mail Order: What To Expect
Plants you receive by mail need time to adjust. Corkscrew Rush will arrive in a 2" Pot (roots with some foliage). Upon arrival, they may not appear lush but given time & proper care, they will flourish!
Plant directly into pond and water garden planting shelves or you fill individual planting containers loosely with aquatic planting media, placing the appropriate fertilizer tablets into the bottom half of the planting media and covering them over, then filling planting media 2/3 to the top. Place the plant in the center of the pot with the roots spread out over the planting media, and then continuing to cover the roots with planting media. The crown of the plant, which is the connection between the roots and stems, can usually be about 1" below the surface of the planting media for best results. Avoid using bagged potting mix and other lightweight soils because they will float and continually cloud pond water.
Regular fertilization of your Corkscrew Rush will keep it growing well all season long. CrystalClear® Thrive™ Aquatic Plant Fertilizer or TetraPond® LilyGro™ Aquatic Plant Food or Laguna Plant Grow Fertilizer Spikes can be pushed into the soil at planting time and from April through August, following all manufacturers' recommendation for fertilizer application rates.
For best results, trim or prune as stems begin to turn yellow or brown, remove them completely, discarding them to keep as much excess organic material out of water-body as possible.
All stems will begin to die off as winter arrives. If planted directly into a bog area, plants should be left alone after trimming any dead foliage to 1 to 2" above the top of the water. Plants that are on plant-shelves, in planting containers, should be trimmed to 1 to 2" and then gently lowered into the ponds deeper water. All plants submerged before winter must be brought back up as soon as the ice has permanently thawed, and before any plant growth occurs. In Zones 6 and warmer, most pond plants can tolerate being left in place without moving them at all.