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HARD STEM BULRUSH - TN NURSERY

1 Aug 2022 · 2 min

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Hardstem bulrush is a native wetland plant that grows in dense colonies and tolerates everything from brackish water to drought and high salinity. It spreads by seed and rhizomes, provides food and shelter for birds and muskrats, and thrives across a wide range of water levels from 5 feet above soil to nearly a foot below.

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Welcome to TN Nursery YouTube channel. Today let's talk about hardstem bulrush. Hardstem bulrush is Schoeneplectus acutus. It is a native plant. It is a robust, obligate, and rhizomatous plant that preferably grows on wetlands where it appears as dense colonies. This plant seed germinates and establishes best in bare and moist soil. However, it can grow well when submerged in 1.6 inches of water inside a laboratory. This plant can also develop from rhizomes vegetatively. It consists umbellate and compact flowering parts with an extended greenish bract which simulates a continuation of the culm. The spikelets are mostly gray-brown or grayish, many with a length of 1/4 to 5/8 inch. It flourishes in brackish or freshwater. It can quickly propagate in areas where the water table is 0.33 ft below or 5 ft above the soil surface. It is impartially tolerant of drought. It is capable of persisting for many years in dry conditions. Soils in which this plant propagates are usually anaerobic and have coarse to fine texture, and this plant has a high salinity tolerance. It is a beneficial aquatic or semi-aquatic species. It provides shelter for many birds and mammals. It is a staple food for small mammals and muskrats. Hardstem bulrush is for sale at Tennessee Wholesale Nursery with low prices and fast shipping. Thanks for watching.