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Snowy Wood Rush 'Lucius' (Luzula nivea): A Compact, White-Flowered Rush for Shade

Snowy Wood Rush 'Lucius', Luzula nivea 'Lucius', is a cultivar of the snowy wood rush, a clump-forming perennial native to European mountains. It is valued for its neat habit and pure white flower clusters.

Tidy and Bright
This rush forms a dense, evergreen tuft of narrow, dark green leaves 8–12 inches tall. In late spring, it produces numerous, rounded heads of pure white flowers on short stems just above the foliage. 'Lucius' is selected for its compactness and floriferousness.

Shade Groundcover

Luzula nivea thrives in partial to full shade and moist, humus-rich, well-drained soil. It is an excellent groundcover for woodland gardens, shaded rockeries, and under trees. Very cold-hardy. A refined, low-maintenance plant for the shade garden.

Family:	Juncaceae
Genus:	Luzula (LEW-zuh-luh) (Info)
Species:	nivea (NIV-ee-uh) (Info)
Cultivar:	Lucius

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Snowy Wood Rush 'Lucius' (Luzula nivea): A Compact, White-Flowered Rush for Shade

Tidy and Bright This rush forms a dense, evergreen tuft of narrow, dark green leaves 8–12 inches tall. In late spring, it produces numerous, rounded heads of pure white flowers on short stems just above the foliage. 'Lucius' is selected for its compactness and floriferousness.

Shade Groundcover

Tidy and Bright
This rush forms a dense, evergreen tuft of narrow, dark green leaves 8–12 inches tall. In late spring, it produces numerous, rounded heads of pure white flowers on short stems just above the foliage. 'Lucius' is selected for its compactness and floriferousness.