Club rusn is an ornamental, evergreen, perennial grass in the sedge family, often found at the margins of wetlands, with rush-like stems growing to a mature height of 8 feet. The plant forms clumps with a width of 4 feet that slowly spread. The plant produces brown flowers at the tips of the stems and leaves that will turn brown in the fall. The genus name means pertaining to lakes. The species name honors Jakob Theodor von Bergzabern, a sixteenth century botanist who latinized his name to Tabernaemontanus. Club rush does best in full sun and wet, mucky soil, but will tolerate partial shade. You should plant the grass in shallow, standing water, up to 6 inches deep, or grow in 2 to 5 gallon submerged containers. It would also do well sited at the edge of a pond or stream. Club rush has a clumping habit and can be propagated by division of the clumps in the spring. The vigorous root system will also spread and form colonies by means of creeping rhizomes. It can be pruned to control spread. Club rush is a water plant and would do well in a rain garden or similar wet environment. Clemson Home and Garden Information Center has a factsheet on water and bog plants, including Schoenoplectus lacustris . Diseases, Insect Pests, and Other Plant Problems: No known diseases or insect pests.
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.