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Luzula nivea

Luzula nivea

snowy wood rush

Common name snowy wood rush

Family juncaceae

Life cycle perennial

Flowers white (May)

Size to 16"

Light part shade

From seed germinate at room temperature
detailed seed-starting info below

Seed ripens early July

Rushes are in the same general botanical class as grasses and sedges. This is the only one we purposely grow in our garden. It's a rather unassuming plant, with hairy grassy leaves and white flowers in spring, which nicely tucks into partly shady corners.

In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: patio area

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Seed-starting details for this plant

Seed from '01 trade. Baggy 70F (76%G, 10-16d)
Same seed as above. Baggy 70F (40%G, 10-30d)
Seed from '06 and '07 garden. Baggy 70F (10%G, 12-17d)

Seed maintains decent viability after a few years. Seedlings are fairly frost-tolerant.

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