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How to Care for a Corkscrew Rush Plant
How to Care for a Corkscrew Rush Plant. Backyard ponds add much to the aesthetics of a landscape. A healthy pond will have a good balance of floating plants, submerged plants and marginal plants, in order to provide a good environment for fish and other pond life. Corkscrew rush is a marginal plant that does well in almost any pond provided certain...
Backyard ponds add much to the aesthetics of a landscape. A healthy pond will have a good balance of floating plants, submerged plants and marginal plants, in order to provide a good environment for fish and other pond life. Corkscrew rush is a marginal plant that does well in almost any pond provided certain minimal elements are provided, and it adds a textural feature not found in many other pond plants.
Things You'll Need
Plastic pond planting containers
Gravel
Fill a plastic pond container half full with gravel, set the plant into the container and then fill the planter to the brim. Submerge the pot at the edge of the pond, without allowing the tips of the plant to become covered with water. This will help prevent fish from knocking over the plants as they swim and feed. If you don't have fish in your pond, you may simply plant corkscrew rush at the edge of the pond with at least 4 inches of water covering the roots.
Plant corkscrew rush in full sun to part shade. Too much sun may burn the reeds, and too little may result in yellow, limp reeds.
Check the roots of the corkscrew rush often. Given the right conditions, corkscrew rush plants can get massive root systems that can eat into pond sides, particularly if they are ponds with vinyl liners. Separate the plants' rhizomes as often as needed to control their growth and repot or give away extra plants.
Tips & Warnings
You can cut and dry corkscrew rush stems to add interest to dried plant arrangements.
