Inconnu - Inadequate information on toxicity found.
Source: Jennifer Anderson
Plant Names
Scirpus atrovirens
Dark-green Bulrush
Scirpe noirâtre
Synonyms
black bulrush
green bulrush
scirpe vert sombre
Plant Characteristics
Couleur de floraison: Vert
Bloom Period: Jun - Jul
Hauteur max: 5,0 feet
Max Width: 3,0 feet (spreads by rhizome)
Light Condition:
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
More than 2 or 3 hours but less than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Soil conditions:
Tolerates medium soil condition
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
More than 2 or 3 hours but less than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Tolerates medium soil condition
Lifespan:
Vivace
des plantes qui reviennent année après année
Gardener Experience:
Spreads by rhizome
Self-seeding
Spreads by rhizome
Self-seeding
Landscape Uses:
Souhaitable dans les jardins de zone humide
Suitable for rain gardens
Suitable for shoreline rehabilitation
Souhaitable dans les jardins de zone humide
Suitable for rain gardens
Suitable for shoreline rehabilitation
Ecological Benefits:
Supports birds
Supports birds
Tolerates:
Tolerates transplantation
Tolerates transplantation
Special Features and Considerations:
Seed and plant distribution status
No seeds available for this plant.
Nous acceptions les semences de cette plante
Faits intéressants
Dark green bulrush grows in marshes, wet meadows, pond edges, and rain gardens. It tolerates standing water as well as seasonally wet soils.
Dark green bulrush provides nesting material and cover for ducks, marsh birds, frogs, turtles, and dragonflies. Seeds are eaten by ducks, rails, sparrows, and other wetland birds. The dense stems provide shelter for aquatic insects.
Dark green bulrush provides nesting material and cover for ducks, marsh birds, frogs, turtles, and dragonflies. Seeds are eaten by ducks, rails, sparrows, and other wetland birds. The dense stems provide shelter for aquatic insects.
Plant Location
Native to Ottawa region: Oui
Distribution according to VASCAN
Ephemeral
Native
Introduced
Excluded
Extirpated
Doubtful
Absent
Canadensis
Thrives in Ecozones
- Maritime de l'Atlantique
- Bouclier boréal
- Plaines à forêts mixtes
Ecological Benefits
Butterflies Supported by Scirpus atrovirens
No butterfly data available for this plant.
Specialized Bees Supported by Scirpus atrovirens
No bee data available for this plant.
Complementary Plants
- Agastache nepetoides
Yellow Giant Hyssop
Agastache faux-népéta - Eupatorium perfoliatum
Common Boneset
Eupatoire perfoliée - Eutrochium maculatum
Spotted Joe Pye Weed
Eupatoire maculée - Lilium canadense
Canada Lily
Lis du Canada - Verbena hastata
Blue Vervain
Verveine hastée
Substitute For Non-Native Plants
- Perovskia Atriplicifolia (Russian Sage)
- Miscanthus (Silvergrass)
- Pennisetum setaceum (Fountain Grass)
Sowing Information
Download Seed Envelope Labels (PDF)
- Sowing depth: Surface sow
- Sow by February
- Stratification duration: 60 days
- Self-seeding
- Notes: Best planted outdoors in fall.
Harvesting and Seed Sharing
- Harvest start month: August
- Harvesting indicator:
- Seeds are dark and dry, and easily fall off when you gently pull them off
- Harvesting:
- Utiliser la main pour détacher de la tige principale
- Seed viability test:
- Pas de test requis avant le don
- Packaging measure: 1 rounded 1/32 teaspoon
- Seed storage:
- Sécher à l'air dans un sac en papier ou contenant ouvert, pour quelques jours jusqu'à sec
- Secouer de temps à autre pour prévenir la moisissure
- Cultivar: No, you can donate without knowing the source as there are only straight species
- No harvesting video available at this time.
Toxicity Notes
Inadequate information on toxicity found.