Origin: US Native

Other Common Names: Creeping Spike Sedge, Marsh Spike Rush, Creeping Spike Rush

Duration: Perennial

Bloom Time: Summer

Height: 12” to 24”

Spacing: 12” to 15”

Light: Full Sun

Soil Moisture: Wet

USDA Zone: 3a-9b

Germination: No pre-treatment needed. Sow seeds just below soil surface at 70F and water.

Seeds Per Oz: 97000

Great Spike Rush is excellent for shore stabilization! The culm of this grass grows several feet tall and is covered, on the lower part, with a reddish sheath. A mat-forming perennial that grows in wetlands throughout most of the US and Canada!