Equistum hymale - (Horesetail Rush)
GARDEN SITE: ☀️-⛅ Fertile, moist-wet soil. Can thrive in standing water.
SIZE: 2-4 ft. SPREAD: 1-6 ft.
FLOWERS: Non-flowering. Reproduces via spores.
WILDLIFE: Provide shelter, safe exit from and entry into water features for small animals. Submerged portions protect aquatic wildlife.
ZONE: 4-9
DISTRIBUTION: North America
Horsetail Rush is a vigorous, evergreen perennial that provides striking vertical interest, especially during winter months. A survivor of the Carboniferous Age, this non-flowering plant reproduces by spore and is probably one of the most ancient living genus of vascular plants. Use as a backdrop in a water garden or in a wet site where nothing else will grow. Requires very little care and is virtually disease and pest free.
GARDEN SITE: ☀️-⛅ Fertile, moist-wet soil. Can thrive in standing water.
SIZE: 2-4 ft. SPREAD: 1-6 ft.
FLOWERS: Non-flowering. Reproduces via spores.
WILDLIFE: Provide shelter, safe exit from and entry into water features for small animals. Submerged portions protect aquatic wildlife.
ZONE: 4-9
DISTRIBUTION: North America
Horsetail Rush is a vigorous, evergreen perennial that provides striking vertical interest, especially during winter months. A survivor of the Carboniferous Age, this non-flowering plant reproduces by spore and is probably one of the most ancient living genus of vascular plants. Use as a backdrop in a water garden or in a wet site where nothing else will grow. Requires very little care and is virtually disease and pest free.
GARDEN SITE: ☀️-⛅ Fertile, moist-wet soil. Can thrive in standing water.
SIZE: 2-4 ft. SPREAD: 1-6 ft.
FLOWERS: Non-flowering. Reproduces via spores.
WILDLIFE: Provide shelter, safe exit from and entry into water features for small animals. Submerged portions protect aquatic wildlife.
ZONE: 4-9
DISTRIBUTION: North America
Horsetail Rush is a vigorous, evergreen perennial that provides striking vertical interest, especially during winter months. A survivor of the Carboniferous Age, this non-flowering plant reproduces by spore and is probably one of the most ancient living genus of vascular plants. Use as a backdrop in a water garden or in a wet site where nothing else will grow. Requires very little care and is virtually disease and pest free.