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Scientific Name

Luzula modesta

Family Name

JUNCACEAE

Common Name

Shy Luzula (rush)

Status

Height

Flowers

1-8 flowers in a single narrow-oblong spike or in 2-3 adjacent groups.

Fruit

Nuts

Form

A tufted perennial forming long slender stolons at or just below surface or ground.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Kentish; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast

Communities

Sedgeland and Wetland

Habitat Notes

Local in damp subalpine habitats, in areas of seepage often growing with mosses in the Central Highlands and at Ben Lomond.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Waterlogged

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; Poor; Poorly-drained; Well-drained

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Capsule pale yellowish-brown with margins of the valves darker, seeds c.1mm long, dark purplish-brown to black

Seed Treatment Method

Bog method

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Reportedly grown from seed, although some growers have poor results. Some success has been achieved using the bog method. Germination is slow and erratic. The critical factor is probably temperature but more research is needed.

Germination Time

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

Expected Time to Plant Out

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Yes

Cutting Notes