Eleocharis palustris
| Eleocharis palustris | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 4 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 2' |
| Width: | 3' |
| Blooms: | Late Spring-Mid Summer |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Eleocharis palustris (common name: common spike-rush)
Propagation: Seed - surface sow in the spring in pots standing in shallow water. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer.
Division in spring.
Cultivation: Prefers slightly acid conditions, growing well in shallow water or muddy ground[1].
A very variable species, it is divided into a number of sub-species by some botanists[2].
Range: An almost cosmopolitan plant, found in most regions of the world including Britain.
Habitat: Marshes, ditches and the margins of ponds throughout Britain[3].
Edibility: Sap eaten[2]. No more information is given.
Usage: The plant has been used as bedding, for stuffing pillows and to make a pad for sitting on[2].
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Seed Ripens: Late Summer-Mid Fall
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: E. eupalustris. Lindberg.f.
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References
- ↑ Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Moerman, Daniel. Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press, 1998.
- ↑ Clapham, Arthur and Tom Tootin, Edmund Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press, 1962.