Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 9 California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.
Plant Type: Grasses and Grass-Like
Evergreen-Deciduous: Evergreen
Overall Mature Size: Small
Also Grown As: Bush
Mature Height & Spread: 1-2' x1-2'
Natural Growth Habit: Clumping, Dense, Upright
Native To: California, Cultivar, Mexico
Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Shade, Full Shade
Water: High Water, Medium Water, Low Water
Flower Color: Inconspicuous
Bloom Time: Spring, Summer, Fall
Special Features: Attracts Birds/Butterflies/Bees / Cold Hardy / Colorful Foliage / Deer Resistant / Erosion Control / Seacoast Conditions / Shade Tolerant
Container Sizes: #1, #5
Sunset Garden Zones: 4-9, 14-24
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4-9
Juncus patens ‘Elk Blue’ is an evergreen rush that spreads by rhizomes and has an upright, dense habit and features narrow, rounded, blue-gray stems. While normally evergreen, the stems can have tip-burn or turn part or all brown in hot weather or when dry. Uses include rain gardens, bioswales, retention ponds, erosion control, mass planting, containers. Moderate tolerance of seacoast conditions. Thrives in standing water or saturated soil; drought-resistant once established. Very adaptable to soil conditions; it tolerates almost any soil type, including sandy loam, heavy clay, nutrient-poor, or boggy conditions. Very shade tolerant; it handles full sun along the coast but thrives equally well in dry shade inland. Deer-resistant. Verticillium wilt-resistant. Cold hardy to 0°F.
Juncus patens ‘Elk Blue’ is an evergreen rush that spreads by rhizomes and has an upright, dense habit and features narrow, rounded, blue-gray stems. While normally evergreen, the stems can have tip-burn or turn part or all brown in hot weather or when dry. Uses include rain gardens, bioswales, retention ponds, erosion control, mass planting, containers. Moderate tolerance of seacoast conditions. Thrives in standing water or saturated soil; drought-resistant once established. Very adaptable to soil conditions; it tolerates almost any soil type, including sandy loam, heavy clay, nutrient-poor, or boggy conditions. Very shade tolerant; it handles full sun along the coast but thrives equally well in dry shade inland. Deer-resistant. Verticillium wilt-resistant. Cold hardy to 0°F.
