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Genus: Butomus

Species: umbellatus

Common Name: Flowering Rush

Family: Butomaceae

Order: Alismatales

Native: Eurasia

Habit: Herbaceous Perennial

Height: 1 to 5 feet

Width: 1 to 2 feet

Flowering Season: Summer

Flower Color: Pink-Red

Propagation: Seed or division

Zone: 5_-10

Note: This rhizomatous, emergent plant is suitable for water gardens. Plants are found either as submersed or emersed in shorelines and marshes. Prefers sunny, wet, loamy soil.

Comments, Questions, Desire to Support: Contact Mo Fayyaz, Greenhouse/Garden Director, 608 262 2235.

File last updated: 2007.


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