Elk Blue California Gray Rush

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SKU
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Spikey texture and soft color, the Elk Blue California Gray Rush (Juncus patens 'Elk Blue') is an outstanding specimen to add unique structure and color to your garden pots and borders! Rush have unique blades that are rounded and grow in vertical clumps that won’t ever overcrowd!

The blue-green foliage and stiff growth reach 2 feet tall and wide, while easily maintaining a neat and tidy appearance! Forming curious blooms that add interest and more texture to the landscape. Rock gardens and water features alike, these grasses seem to always look at home.

Elk Blue Gray Rush can be evergreen in warmer climates, you’ll enjoy these tolerant and versatile ornamental grasses and the modern, high-style look they provide! Despite traditionally being a water-loving plant, Elk Blue can be drought tolerant once established.

Planting and Application:

Elk Blue can be both informal and formal, in the ground in rows and groupings for eye-catching displays, or in planters and containers as curious focal points and texture! When planted in symmetrical, orderly displays, you’ll bump up your curb appeal and add a modern touch to your garden beds. Bring perennial and cottage borders up to date with spikey texture and beautiful color!

California Gray Rush grass looks fantastic when used in planters and porch pots, the small size readily tucking into mixed planters for vertical texture and thrillers. Plant en masse for an eye-catching display that will light up a dreary section of tricky ground, where these plants shine! Coastal gardens, Zen and meditation seating areas, and naturalized sites get a colorful boost.

  • Blue-Green Textural Foliage
  • Small-Sized Clumps
  • Rain Gardens, Containers & En Masse & Specimen
  • Evergreen in Warmer Climates
  • Versatile & Hardy

#ProPlantTips for Care:

Rush Grass are very tolerant once established and adapt to dry sites and occasionally wet locations equally. Best in full sun areas, but tolerate some shade in the hottest zones. Provide a well-drained location with moderately enriched soil.

  • Full Sun & Partial Shade
  • Well-Drained Site & Moderate Fertility
  • Drought & Saline Tolerant Once Established
  • Deer Resistant

Elk Blue California Gray Rush is a beautiful modern ornamental grass with loads of colorful appeal for the urban landscape! Blue-green spikey foliage and easy care are available now at NantureHills.com!

Buying Options for Plants

Nature Hills sells a large variety of plants with several options available. Plants are offered in both potted containers and as dormant bare root without soil. Here is a helpful resource to understand your options as you create a beautiful landscape with help from Nature Hills.

Ever wonder what a larger plant will mean for your landscape? Container Sizes are really all about the age of the plant!

Seasonally, Nature Hills offers hand selected, high quality bare root trees, shrubs and perennials. Bare root plants are sold by height from the top of the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may be taller than the height minimums.

  • Popular sizes of select trees are 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, etc.
  • Popular sizes of select bare root plants is 1 foot, 18 inches, etc.

Nature Hills Container Size by Volume

Keep in mind, specific varieties and different growing conditions can affect the rate at which plants grow. Variations in size may occur.

Young Plants to 18 Months
Size Volume
2"x2"x3" Ranges from .18 to .21 dry quarts / .198 to .23 dry liters in volume
4.5" Container Equal to .65 dry quart / .72 dry liter in volume
Sprinter Pot Equal to .63 dry quart / .69 dry liter in volume
4" Container Ranges from .31 to .87 / .35 to .96 dry liter in volume
6" Container Equal to 1.4 dry quarts / 1.59 dry liters in volume
1 Quart Equal to 1 dry quart / 1.1 dry liter in volume
5.5" Container Equal to 1.89 of a dry quart / 2.08 dry liters in volume
4"x4"x5" Ranges from .8 to 1.1 dry quarts / .88 to 1.2 dry liters in volume
4"x4"x6" Ranges from 1.0 to 1.3 dry quarts / 1.1 to 1.41 dry liters in volume
4"x4"x9" Ranges from 1.1 to 2.1 dry quarts / 1.2 to 2.3 dry liters in volume
4"x4"x10" Ranges from 1.7 to 2.3 dry quart / 1.87 to 2.53 dry liters in volume
Plants 18 Months - 2.5 Years Old
Size Volume
2 Quart Equal to 2 dry quarts / 2.2 dry liters in volume
#1 Container Ranges from 2.26 to 3.73 dry quarts / 2.49 to 4.11 dry liters in volume
5"x5"x12" Equal to 3.5 to 4.3 dry quarts / 3.85 to 4.74 dry liters in volume
Plants 2 - 4 Years Old
Size Volume
#2 Container Ranges from 1.19 to 1.76 dry gallons / 5.24 to 7.75 dry liters in volume
#3 Container Ranges from 2.32 to 2.76 dry gallons / 10.22 to 12.16 dry liters in volume
Plants 3 - 5 Years Old
Size Volume
#5 Container Ranges from 2.92 to 4.62 dry gallons / 12.86 to 20.35 dry liters in volume
#6 Container Ranges from 5.25 to 6.01 dry gallons / 23.12 to 26.42 dry liters in volume
#7 Container Ranges from 5.98 to 6.08 dry gallons / 26.34 to 26.78 dry liters in volume

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Shipping

To obtain a more accurate shipment time-frame, simply enter your zip code in the “Find Your Growing Zone” box to the right. Our plants are grown all over the country and lead time on items may be different because of this. Once your order is placed, you will also receive the specific shipment time-frame information as part of your order confirmation. Once an item ships, you will receive shipment notification and tracking numbers, so you can follow along while your plant travels to your doorstep. We use FedEx, UPS, or USPS at our discretion.

Due to winter weather we have put a hold on shipping to the areas shown below in grey. You can still order now and we will ship the plant to you during an appropriate time for your zone.

*If you have found your zone already, it will be highlighted in the table below.
Color Zone Times
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Shipping Rates

At Nature Hills we handle, package and ship the products you order with the utmost care to ensure healthy delivery. Shipping and handling charges are calculated based on the tables below. Please note that some items include an additional handling surcharge, these will be noted on the item's product page.

From To S&H
0 - 19.99 24.99
20 - 49.99 29.99
50 - 69.99 34.99
70 - 99.99 39.99
100 - 129.99 44.99
130 - 149.99 48.99
150 - 150+ Approx 28%

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PLANT HIGHLIGHTS

Elk Blue California Gray Rush Is Suited to Grow in Zones 8-10
Growing Zones 8-10
More Information
Brand Nature Hills' Choice
Botanical Name Juncus patens 'Elk Blue'
Type Perennial
Mature Height 1 - 2 feet
Mature Spread 1 - 2 feet
Sun Exposure Full Sun, Partial Shade
Soil Adaptable to Most Soils
Moisture Medium
Growth Rate Slow
Flower Color Brown
Foliage Color Green
Pollinator Friendly Yes
Pruning Time Late Winter
Fragrant No