Big Twister Corkscrew Rush
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Delivery and Shipping
Delivery and Shipping
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.
Standard 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 |
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$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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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 |
Plant Highlights
Big Twister Corkscrew Rush highlights at a glance!
Plant Highlights
Plant Highlights
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Mature Spread
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Sun ExposureFull Sun, Partial Shade
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Growth RateFast
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Pollinator Friendly
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Fragrant
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Bloom PeriodSummer

Growing Zones 5 - 9
Meet Corkscrew Rush's big brother, the Big Twister Corkscrew Rush (Juncus effusus 'Big Twister') for even taller, quirkier, and more lively water garden whimsy than ever before! You'll love this new 'twist' in landscape offerings! Like something Dr. Seuss or Willy Wonka came up with, these new Rush Grass family members are living works of art!
Known for their cylindrical foliage that is unlike anything else you've seen, Rush leaves aren't flat, they are round! These unique garden gems twist, curl, spiral, and undulate in every direction but mostly form upright vase-shaped mounds of pure fancy!
Fast-growing, summer brings insignificant yellowish-white blossoms that appear along the stems, and if pollinated, become spikey round seedpods that further add to the whimsy of these unique water garden specimens!
Rush Grasses aren't true grass, but they spread politely by way of rhizomes to form tidy and curious clumps throughout USDA plant hardiness zones 5 to 9. Growing 18-24 inches in height with a similar spread, these wet-soil-loving perennials can be semi-evergreen in warm climates!
Planting and Application:
Who knew grasses went to get perms? Big Twister Corkscrew Rush's twisty, curly, springy foliage provides unique and eye-catching texture along pond edges, in those boggy areas around your landscape, where the gutters or HVAC unit drains and along brooks and marshes!
Mix Big Twister with Corkscrew Rush and other water garden plants like Flag Iris, or equally whimsical Papyrus! For a truly eye-popping juxtaposition try planting it with ram-rod straight Soft Rush Grass, or play with colors by tossing in some Elk Blue California Gray Rush and Swamp Milkweed for your pollinators to join the dragonflies as they frolic!
If they can handle all that, imagine these curiosities in your Rain Garden or as the 'thriller' in a barrel water garden! Rush Grasses can spread gradually by rhizomes and will even remain semi-evergreen in mild winter climates, adding unique fall and winter color and texture.
- Whimsical Cylindrical Foliage Spirals, Twists, Twirls & Curls
- Soft Green Smooth Leaves Form Upright Clumps
- Tiny Flower Bunches & Spikey Green Round Seedpods
- Containers & Water Garden Specimen!
- Wet & High Moisture & Moist Gardens, Pond & Marshy Sun Garden
#ProPlantTips for Care
Rush Grasses likes full sun or partial shade and plenty of water. As long as they have consistent soil moisture, they are happy as can be, as long as it isn't stagnant. Provide regular moisture access for plants located in average garden soils. In cooler climes, the foliage becomes yellow, then brown in fall to winter dying back to the ground like a perennial. In warm climates, it can be semi-evergreen. Clean and prune the mounds in the very early spring for best results.
- Full Sun & Part Shade
- Consistently Moist Environments & Even Standing Water
- Well-Drained Environments
- Prune Back Early Spring
- Rarely Damaged By Deer
Fall in love with these quirky perennial plants and order your own Big Twister Corkscrew Rush grass today from Nature Hills Nursery!