Black Needlerush
Juncus roemerianus
Black needlerush is the sharp-tipped, blue-gray rush that dominates vast Southeastern salt and brackish marshes. A salt-tolerant backbone of tidal-marsh habitat and restoration.
- Family
- Juncaceae
- Type
- grass
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 4.9–4.9 ft
- Spacing
- 1–3 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- wet
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- May, June, July, August, September, October
- Bloom colors
- yellow, green
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, larval host, mammals
- Landscape uses
- specimen, rain garden, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, DE, FL, GA, LA, MD, MS, NC, SC, TX, VA