Chihuahuan Deserts, Cross Timbers, Edwards Plateau, Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes, Texas Blackland Prairies, Western Gulf Coastal Plain
Low Mountains and Bajadas
Eastern Cross Timbers, Grand Prairie
Edwards Plateau Woodland
Lower Rio Grande Alluvial Floodplain, Northern Humid Gulf Coastal Prairies
Floodplains and Low Terraces1, Northern Blackland Prairie
Flatwoods, Southern Tertiary Uplands
Plant Characteristics
Growth Form
Wetland
Height
2
to
3
ft.
Spread
2
to
3
ft.
Leaf Retention
Evergreen
Lifespan
Perennial
Habitat and Care Requirements
Soil Type(s)
Sand, Loam, Clay, Limestone, Poor Drainage
Light Requirement
Sun, Part Shade, Shade
Water Requirement
Medium
Native Habitat
Wetland or Riparian
Bloom and Attraction
Bloom Color
No Bloom
Bloom Season
No Bloom
Seasonal Interest
Unknown
Wildlife Benefit
Unknown
Maintenance
It is best to plant in a container with no holes and be watchful that it doesn’t creep over the edge. It spreads easily. Set up a pond or a water collection tank near a downspout to supplement water. Propagation: Root division.
Comments
Common scouring rush is a spreading, reed-like plant. A dense stand of scouring rush along the margin of an ornamental pool can be very attractive and will exclude weeds. Like other Pteridophytes (ferns and their relatives), scouring rush does not produce flowers or seeds. It can grow in shallow water or moist soil.
References
1) Griffith, Bryce, Omernick & Rodgers (2007). Ecoregions of Texas. 2) Wasowski and Wasowski, Native Texas Plants Landscaping Region by Region, 1991, pg. 375. 3) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=EQHY. 4) https://portal.torcherbaria.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=Equisetum+hyemale&formsubmit=Search+Terms. 5) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=9613&locationType=County&mapType=Normal. 6) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=17154#null.