Scientific Name: Luzula densiflora
Common Name: dense woodrush
Family Classification (Clade): Monocots
Family: Juncaceae
Form Description: A loosely tufted perennial, with erect flowering stems.
Flowers: Flowers in dense, elongated terminal clusters, with light brown floral bracts.
Fruit: Nut – reddish-brown. Seeds black with small white ‘outgrowth’.
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Habitat Notes
Widespread in wet grassy places and hollows in sandy heaths from sea level to sub-alpine altitudes.
Site Tolerance
Moist
Soil Tolerance
Fertile, Loam, Nutrient-poor, Sandy, Well-drained
Frost Tolerance
Moderate
Propagation Calendar
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Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Capsule reddish-brown, seeds black with white “outgrowth”.
Seed Treatment Method
Bog Method The seeds of many wetland species need to be kept wet to germinate. Punch a hole in the side of a recycled polyfoam box so that it holds water to the required depth. Sit the tubes in the box to germinate. Once germinated, punch holes in the bottom of the box to allow drainage.
Seed Treatment Notes
Reportedly grown from seed, although some growers have poor results. Some success has been achieved using the bog method.
Germination Time
4-8 weeks