Description

A perfect selection for a boggy area of the landscape or at the edge of a pond; this variety produces masses of towering bamboo-like spikes that create a bold vertical effect; makes an excellent backdrop for a water feature; very low maintenance

Landscape Attributes

Scouring Rush Horsetail is a dense herbaceous evergreen perennial with a rigidly upright and towering form. Its medium texture blends into the garden, but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition.

Scouring Rush Horsetail is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Scouring Rush Horsetail will grow to be about 4 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 4 feet. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. As an evegreen perennial, this plant will typically keep its form and foliage year-round.

This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers to grow in moist to wet soil, and will even tolerate some standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This is a selection of a native North American species. It can be propagated by division; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.