Slender Spikerush | Eleocharis baldwinii in Family Cyperaceae ... Aquatic Plant Species

Grasses and Sedge type plants are popular around and in the edges (margins à marginal plants) of ponds. These plants tend to grow quite tall so be careful where you use them. The Sedge is this kind of aquatic plant.

The aquatic plant Eleocharis baldwinii whose common name is Slender Spikerush which belongs to the family Cyperaceae is a native plant of the USA.

Slender Spikerush is a perennial aquatic which means it grows every year or at least for more than one year. Over time it may look the worse for wear and may need to be replaced in an artifiical pond environment.

Thin leaves are a characteristic of this pond plant. The leaves of Slender Spikerush are narrow.

Slender Spikerush produces white flowers and blooms in summer

The plant can be propagated by cutting.

Eleocharis baldwinii whose common name is Slender Spikerush blooms in summer

Eleocharis baldwinii belongs to the plant family Cyperaceae. Like most aquatic plants Slender Spikerush needs a lot of good light to grow at its best. It grows at a moderate rate.

Slender Spikerush can reach a height of 2 feet.