Scirpoides holoschoenus
Round-headed clubrush
Also known as Scirpus holoschoenus
- Height × spread
- 1m × 0.45m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Colder than -20C (RHS H7)
- Flowers
- Summer
Availability
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About this plant
A rush that has slender rounded stems that are coloured rich green, turning brown. It flowers from mid to late summer. It is charming in flower as it produce masses of little cream coloured spikelets that look like miniature, and rather lethal, clubs. They are rounded with a knobbly surface and are held along and at the top of the wavy bending rushes. They age to brown but remain an intriguing feature. The rush itself can stand between 30cm and a metre in height and enjoys boggy ground or water at the edge of ponds.
- Flower colour
- White
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Height
- 1m
- Spread
- 0.45m
- Season of interest
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Flowers in
- Summer
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Garden style
- Water garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Moisture retentive soil
- Hardiness
- Colder than -20C (RHS H7)
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Water depth
- Up to 5cm
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring · Outdoors
Feed with aquatic plant food
As the plant is grown in water, feed with an aquatic feed as directed on the packet. Do not exceed the amounts given as this can affect the water.
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed with slow release fertiliser
Apply a general purpose slow release fertiliser, spreading it around the root area of the plant as it is coming into growth. (Or apply a liquid feed at regular intervals throughout the growing season.)
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost as a single annual procedure.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water frequently to keep the soil moist
The plant thrives in moist or boggy soil, doesn't tolerate dryness and should be watered frequently, not only after a period of drought, but if the soil begins to dry out spring to autumn. Check plants in pots more frequently, especially in hot weather.
Spring - early · Planting
Prune to the ground
Cut foliage to the ground before new growth starts.
Where stems are grown for their ornamental value, old stems should be removed either before new growth starts in spring, or during winter when they begin to look ragged or untidy.