PLANTS OF SPINY RUSH - JUNCUS ACUTUS

Aquatic plant. Very showy. Humid areas, ponds, riverbanks and creeks. Green filter plant in areas with salty water or close to the sea. The stems are used in basketry. 

Evergreen plant of 1-2m with thick bush form and dark-green stems. At the top of each stem reddish-brown flowers grow together with pinky fruit.

Adapts to any humid soil.

Dig a hole at least two or three times as wide and deep as the root ball. Take out the plant from the container and loosen roots to allow them to spread out in all direction. Cut possible broken roots. Mix the soil extracted with a substrate and fill part of the hole with the mixture obtained. Place the plant in the hole and cover with the remaining mixture. Compact the soil around the plant and water thoroughly.