Starrush Whitetop
Rhynchospora colorata
Starrush whitetop is an ornamental sedge whose flowers are ringed by showy, star-like white bracts, lighting up wet pinelands and rain gardens. A standout for bog plantings.
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Type
- grass
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.5–1.5 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- wet, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- May, June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- white, green
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, larval host, mammals
- Landscape uses
- border, groundcover, container, rain garden, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TX, VA