Eleocharis sphacelata

(Tall Spike-Rush)
Planting Group or Form Rush / Pond Plant
Height 0.5 - 2m
Width spreading
Aspect Full sun to part shade
Soil Still or slow moving water to 5m. POND plant
Flower Green-brown Nov - Feb
Attracts Bird and fish habitat

Tufted perennial herb with woody underground stems, foliage reduced to a small tip on a sheath around the flowering stems.

Important bird and fish habitat, and source of nesting material for water birds.