Baltic Rush

Baltic Rush

Juncus balticus

Baltic Rush is a perennial, rhizomatous, wetland plant. Rushes are grass like, usually tufted herbs. Cattle will graze it late in the season after more palatable plants are eaten. Rushes provide many conservation uses. Baltic Rush can tolerate shade and flooded, anoxic soil conditions, at least periodically. They can also tolerate mild to moderate soil salinity and alkaline soils. Often these plants are found on drier or seasonally fluctuating wetland sites and can tolerate seasonal drought.