Skip to content
Log inStart trial

Snowy Wood Rush

Luzula Nivea

Design with this plant

Overview

Luzula nivea, or Snowy Wood Rush, graces gardens with its delicate white blooms. This clumping perennial stands 12-18 inches tall, thriving in part shade to full sun. Preferring well-drained soil, it's hardy to Zone 4. Its evergreen foliage provides year-round interest, making it an ideal groundcover or accent plant. Low maintenance and offering summer interest, it's a favored choice for naturalistic and woodland garden designs.

Sun Full, Half, ShadeWater Extra in Summer, MediumZones 6–9Type GrassClimate Temperate
Snowy Wood Rush (Luzula Nivea) — Luzula nivea thrives in partial to full shade
Snowy Wood Rush (Luzula Nivea) — white flowers in the gardenSnowy Wood Rush (Luzula Nivea) — which can rise 6 to 8 inches above the foliage.<br><br>Adaptable and hardy in USDA zones 4 through 7; star-like flowers atopSnowy Wood Rush (Luzula Nivea) — Its evergreen foliage provides year-round interest, making it an ideal groundcover or accent plant; preferring well-drainedSnowy Wood Rush (Luzula Nivea) — grass for full or half or shadeSnowy Wood Rush (Luzula Nivea) — creating a dense mound of slenderSnowy Wood Rush (Luzula Nivea) — creating a dense mound of slender; luzula nivea, or Snowy Wood Rush, graces gardens with its delicate white blooms+51

Culture

Sun
Full, Half, Shade
Water
Extra in Summer, Medium
USDA zones
6–9

Shape & size

Classification

Type
Grass
Family
Juncaceae
Climate
Temperate

See full data, regional cultivation notes, and design tools. Build a client presentation around this plant.

Start your 14-day trial

Photos (58)

Snowy Wood Rush (Luzula Nivea) — Luzula nivea thrives in partial to full shade
Snowy Wood Rush (Luzula Nivea) — white flowers in the garden
Snowy Wood Rush (Luzula Nivea) — which can rise 6 to 8 inches above the foliage.<br><br>Adaptable and hardy in USDA zones 4 through 7; star-like flowers atop
Snowy Wood Rush (Luzula Nivea) — Its evergreen foliage provides year-round interest, making it an ideal groundcover or accent plant; preferring well-drained
Snowy Wood Rush (Luzula Nivea) — grass for full or half or shade
Snowy Wood Rush (Luzula Nivea) — creating a dense mound of slender
Snowy Wood Rush (Luzula Nivea) — creating a dense mound of slender; luzula nivea, or Snowy Wood Rush, graces gardens with its delicate white blooms
Snowy Wood Rush (Luzula Nivea) — making it an ideal choice for woodland gardens or shaded borders
Snowy Wood Rush (Luzula Nivea) — Luzula nivea, or Snowy Wood Rush, graces gardens with its delicate white blooms; its evergreen foliage provides year-round
Snowy Wood Rush (Luzula Nivea) — clump-forming perennial that brings a touch of elegance to any garden space; this ornamental grass stands out with its tufted
Snowy Wood Rush (Luzula Nivea) — Luzula nivea thrives in partial to full shade; grass with white blooms
Snowy Wood Rush (Luzula Nivea) — In late spring to early summer; which can rise 6 to 8 inches above the foliage.<br><br>Adaptable and hardy in USDA zones 4
Snowy Wood Rush (Luzula Nivea) — star-like flowers atop slender stalks; more commonly known as Snowy Wood Rush
Snowy Wood Rush (Luzula Nivea) — Low maintenance and offering summer interest
Snowy Wood Rush (Luzula Nivea) — Its evergreen foliage provides year-round interest, making it an ideal groundcover or accent plant
Snowy Wood Rush (Luzula Nivea) — It prefers well-drained soil with consistent moisture
Snowy Wood Rush (Luzula Nivea) — This ornamental grass stands out with its tufted foliage and impressive; luzula nivea thrives in partial to full shade
Snowy Wood Rush (Luzula Nivea) — This clumping perennial stands 12-18 inches tall, thriving in part shade to full sun; each leaf blade reaches approximately
Snowy Wood Rush (Luzula Nivea) — Snowy Wood Rush becomes particularly striking as it bears its white
Snowy Wood Rush (Luzula Nivea) — Snowy Wood Rush becomes particularly striking as it bears its white; grass for full or half or shade
Snowy Wood Rush (Luzula Nivea) — Preferring well-drained soil, it's hardy to Zone 4; it prefers well-drained soil with consistent moisture
Snowy Wood Rush (Luzula Nivea) — In late spring to early summer
Snowy Wood Rush (Luzula Nivea) — grass with white blooms
Snowy Wood Rush (Luzula Nivea) — Low maintenance and offering summer interest; creating a dense mound of slender
Photographs by 11 contributors

Related plants

Australian Silver Rush (Juncus Polyanthemos) — Refined silvery-blue, rush-like foliage, forms erect tufts up to 2-3 feet high and 1-2 feet wide; bluish-silver

Grass

Australian Silver Rush

Juncus Polyanthemos

FullUSDA 8–10
Basket Rush (Juncus Textilis) — green stems that can reach 2-3 feet high and spread 1-2 feet wide

Grass

Basket Rush

Juncus Textilis

FullUSDA 2–9
Blue Medusa Rush (Juncus Inflexus 'Afro') — flaunting steel-blue spirals that resemble Medusa's serpentine locks

Perennial

Blue Medusa Rush

Juncus Inflexus 'Afro'

FullUSDA 8–11
Blue Mohawk® Soft Rush (Juncus inflexus) — Proven Winners - Graceful Grasses® Blue Mohawk® - Soft Rush - Juncus inflexus plant details

Blue Mohawk® Soft Rush

Juncus inflexus

California Gray Rush (Juncus Patens) — This hardy native prefers full sun to partial shade

Grass

California Gray Rush

Juncus Patens

FullUSDA 4–9
Common Rush (Juncus Effusus V. Brunneus) — brunneus) is an ornamental perennial grass-like plant

Perennial

Common Rush

Juncus Effusus V. Brunneus

FullUSDA 8–10