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Schoenoplectus pungens

Three Square Rush (Chairmaker's Bulrush)

Schoenoplectus pungens, Three square rush, is a rhizomatous species that forms loose colonies growing 3-4’ tall. Schoenoplectus pungens has a medium spread rate and is a great stabilizer of pond banks and river banks. Three square rush provides excellent cover for water fowl and spawning fish. It grows best in full sun and has moderate salt tolerance.

• »  Rhizomatous
• »  Salt tolerant
• »  Erosion control

• Category

  • Native Wetland Grasses

• Characteristics

  • Exposure -Sun
  • 2' - 4'
  • Rhizomatous - Rapid
  • Summer
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Fall
  • High Marsh - Saturated Soil
  • Low Marsh 0 - 6"
  • Green
  • Amphibians
  • Cover
  • Fish
  • Food
  • Nesting
  • Songbirds
  • Waterfowl
  • Deer Resistant
  • Goose Resistant
  • OBL
  • Bog/Marsh
  • Flowering Perennial
  • Marginal
  • Rush
  • Bio Remediation
  • Container
  • Cut Flower
  • Drought Tolerant
  • Erosion Control
  • Fibrous Roots
  • Great Foliage
  • Mass Planting
  • Native
  • Naturalizing
  • Salt Tolerant
  • Storm Water Basin
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