Scouring Rush
Equisetum hyemale
Scouring rush is a striking, leafless evergreen horsetail of jointed green stems, prized for architectural form in wet ground and containers. Spreads aggressively by rhizome — contain it.
- Family
- Equisetaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–4 ft
- Spacing
- 1–6 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- moist, wet
- Soil pH
- neutral, acidic
- Landscape uses
- naturalizing, rain garden
- Native states
- AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY