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softstem bulrush
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
Fort Collins
- Synonyms
- Scirpus validus
- Dimensions
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Height: 6.0 ft. to 10.0 ft.
Spread: 6.0 ft. to 10.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Grass/Grass Like
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Amphibians/Reptiles, Fish, Medium-Sized Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Wetland Birds
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- High
- Plant Community
- Wetlands
- Season of Bloom
- May, June, July, August, September
- Flower Color
- Brown Shades, Inconspicious
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- No City Data
- Design Considerations
- Attractive Foliage, Wetland Plant, Winter Interest
- Other Considerations
- Limited Availability
- Duration
- Perennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
6, 7, 8, 9, 10 - Soil Type
- Clay
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
This species has a high salt tolerance. Plant widths are best estimates.