Juncus — 11 species
Botanical species in the genus Juncus recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Juncus acutus
Juncus acutus
Family: Juncaceae
Cultivation
Easily grown in a moist soil, bog garden or shallow water. Prefers a heavy soil in sun or light shade.
Full cultivation guide →Juncus balticus
Juncus balticus
Family: Juncaceae
Cultivation
Easily grown in a moist soil, bog garden or shallow water. The plant generally grows on poorly-drained sandy to silty loam soils, often with a thick organic layer, and has been found growing on highly alkaline soils with a pH greater than 8.4. Plants are intolerant of dry conditions.
Full cultivation guide →Juncus conglomeratus
Juncus conglomeratus
Family: Juncaceae
Cultivation
Easily grown in a moist soil, bog garden or shallow water. Prefers a heavy soil in sun or light shade. The plant is often an aggressive invasive species in new places.
Full cultivation guide →Juncus decipiens
Juncus decipiens
Family: Juncaceae
Cultivation
Juncus decipiens has a very wide range, being found from near sea level in cold temperate regions of northeast Asia to mountainous regions in tropical regions of southeast Asia and New Guinea. The soil best suited for growing Biiujo-i is of a clayey character containing a small >roportion of gravel and resting ujion a rather hard subsoil. The plant adapts to various types of soils and can grow in heavy clay soils; it needs moist soils and can grow in water and develop in partial shade.
Full cultivation guide →Juncus dudleyi
Juncus dudleyi
Family: Juncaceae
Cultivation
Easily grown in a moist soil or bog garden. Prefers a heavy soil in sun or light shade. This species is closely related to J. tenuis.
Full cultivation guide →Juncus effusus
Juncus effusus
Family: Juncaceae
Cultivation
Easily grown in a moist soil, bog garden or shallow water. Prefers a heavy soil in sun or light shade.
Full cultivation guide →Juncus inflexus
Juncus inflexus
Family: Juncaceae
Cultivation
Easily grown in a moist soil, bog garden or shallow water. Prefers a heavy soil in sun or light shade.
Full cultivation guide →Juncus procerus
Juncus procerus
Family: Juncaceae
Cultivation
Easily grown in a moist soil, bog garden or shallow water. Prefers a heavy soil in sun or light shade.
Full cultivation guide →Juncus rigidus
Juncus rigidus
Family: Juncaceae
Cultivation
Juncus rigidus is a plant of arid to semi-arid climates, being found in temperate continental regions and also in the subtropics and tropics of Africa. It has been estimated that, when grown on saline soils in India, the plant can produce 1.5 - 2 tonnes of pulp per hectare.
Full cultivation guide →Juncus tenuis
Juncus tenuis
Family: Juncaceae
Cultivation
Easily grown in a moist soil or bog garden. Prefers a heavy soil in sun or light shade. In the wild plants grow on slightly acid, more or less base-deficient soils of clayey, loamy or gritty texture.
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