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Beginner
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0.45m
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1.5m
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2-5 years
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2 hours care
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Botanical name: Butomus umbellatus
Other names: Flowering rush, Grassy rush, Lily rush, Water gladiolus
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Genus: Butomus
Species: B. umbellatus - B. umbellatus is a marginal or aquatic perennial with upright, twisted, mid-green leaves and spreading umbels of fragrant, cup-shaped, pink flowers in late summer.
Butomus umbellatus is: Deciduous
Flower: Pink in Summer
Foliage: Mid-green in Spring; Mid-green in Summer; Mid-green in Autumn
Habit: Upright
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Butomus umbellatus (Flowering rush) will reach a height of 1.5m and a spread of 0.45m after 2-5 years.
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Suggested uses: Aquatic, Bog garden, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Waterside, Wildlife
Cultivation: Grow in fertile mud at the edge of a pond or in water up to 25cm deep in full sun. Alternatively, grow in a container and keep moist.
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Clay, Loamy, Sandy |
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Boggy damp conditions, Pond/In water |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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| Aspect: |
South, West |
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| Exposure: |
Exposed, Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4) |
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Comment from
Miriam Mesa-Villalba
The name 'flowering-rush' is misleading, since this is not a member of the rush family, but a distant relative of water plantains and water soldier. It prefers nutrient-rich water, and is not uncommon in ponds, ditches and the edges of rivers where the water is not too fast-moving.
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