About Soft Rush
- Plant Family: Juncaceae
- Plant Type: Rush
- Height by Width: 5-7' H x 3' W
- Growth Habit: Upright, fountain-shaped, spreading by rhizomes
- Deciduous/Evergreen: Evergreen
- Growth Rate: Fast
- Sun Exposure: Full sun to shade
- Soil Preference: Adaptable
- Water Requirements: Drought-tolerant to regular
- Cold Hardy to: 15 F
- Flower Season: Summer
- Flower Color: Brown
- Endangered?: Not Listed
- Distribution: Chaparral, Coastal Salt Marsh, Coastal Strand, Foothill Woodland, Lodgepole Forest, Red Fir Forest, Valley Grassland, Yellow Pine Forest, Wetland-Riparian
- Natural Habitat: Freshwater marshes, streams, ponds, drainage ditches, fens, bogs, and other areas that are wet or moist the majority of the year.
Photo Credit 1 and 2; Amadej Trnkoczy via Calscape website