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Describe plant here... {{Inc| Scirpus lacustris, Vahl. Great Bulrush. Sts. terete, smooth, tall, stout, and flexible, 3-9 ft. high: lvs. reduced to a few basal sheaths: bracts very short, erect: umbel compound, flexuous: spikes in heads of 1-5, oblong-conical, pale brown, 2 1/2- 8 lines long; scales ovate-oblong, obtuse, rarely mucronate; perianth-bristles 4-6, downwardly barbed throughout; styles 2-3. In shallow quiet water, N. Amer., Eu., Asia.—A composite species probably consisting in Eu. and Amer. of several distinct forms, each of specific rank. Typical S. lacustris is a 3-style form common in Eu., not found in Amer. S. Tabernaemontanus, Gmel., is a European 2-style form. The horticultural variety of the latter species, with alternate bands of green and yellowish white, is var. zebrina, Hort. (Juncus zebrinus, Hort.). S. vallidus, Vahl, and S. occidentalis, Chase, are 2-styled American species. S. heterochaetus, Chase, is a 3-styled American form. The bulrush is very effective as a border plant in aquatic gardens. {{SCH}} }} ==Cultivation== ===Propagation=== ===Pests and diseases=== ==Varieties== ==Gallery== <gallery perrow=5> Image:Upload.png| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References== <references/> *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__
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