Common Spikerush (Eleocharis Palustris) is a perennial aquatic in the Cyperaceae family with easy care difficulty. It requires very high watering and full sun or partial shade light in USDA hardiness zones 3-9. This plant is safe for cats and dogs.
Eleocharis palustris is a rhizomatous, wetland obligate perennial sedge native to marshes, wet meadows, springs, rivers, pond/lake margins, shores, ditches, and brackish waters.
Common Spikerush
Eleocharis Palustris
Eleocharis palustris is a rhizomatous, wetland obligate perennial sedge native to marshes, wet meadows, springs, rivers, pond/lake margins, shores, ditches, and brackish waters.
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