Including some very popular plants many Luzula are native to the UK so well suited to our climate and the native species are easy to grow. Some of the species from other parts of the world need more specific conditions.
The most commonly asked for woodrush is the pretty Luzula nivea, clump forming, long lived and tolerant of a range of sites it produces showy white flowers in spring and early summer.
The most variety comes from our native British and European Luzula sylvatica with it's low patches of broader leaves and heads of golden brown flowers. There are many selections with different leaf shapes, colours and variegations.
Brilliant little hummocks of deep green curled leaves will spread in time to form a low evergreen groundcover. Pretty spring flowers. Good soil in shade ideally. 15cm.
Lush bright green leaves provide attractive evergreen spreading clumps to 25cm enhanced by airy heads of bronzey flowers in late spring to 60cm. Ordinary soil in shade.
Beautiful butter yellow winter and spring foliage, turning lime green in summer. Golden tassel-like flowers in spring. Excellent foliage plant for light or part shade. 30cm. Evergreen.
Evergreen groundcover for shade, even quite dry. Slowly spreading, low clumps of broad grassy leaves and tassel-like flowers of golden brown in spring and early summer to 45cm.
Clumps of bright fresh green foliage producing stems topped with golden brown tassel-like flowers in early to mid spring. Average soil in part shade. 45cm.
Clumps of evergreen foliage with brilliant creamy white new growth in spring as the golden brown tassell-like flowers are produced. Good groundcover for shade in time, ie it's quite slow! 45cm.
Extra broad fresh green leaves on this form, often with twisted tips. Tassle-like golden brown flowers in spring to 45cm. Evergreen groundcover for shade.
Clear creamy-white new spring growth turns yellowish and then green by mid-summer. Tassles of golden brown flowers to 30cm in spring. Ordinary to good soil in shade.
