Family: Juncaceae
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Common name: Starhead, Flying Hedgehogs, Dagger leaf rush, swordleaf rush, Beaver Dam Plant, and three-stamened rush.
A charismatic and unusual dwarf 'Rush' producing bright green clumps of iris-like foliage, which produce truly impressive dark brown, almost black seed heads perched on the top of each leaf, which with a little imagination could be a swarm of flying hedgehogs! It is astonishingly adaptable, perfect for planting in shallow water at a pond's edge, but thriving in damp or wet soil, and even putting up a brave display in ordinary moist garden soil, where it will provide interest all summer long.
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