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Bur-reed

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 Bur-reed needs shallow water areas where water persists until at least June.

It has linear iris-like leaves that are triangular in cross-section.  Its flowers are unisexual, with staminate and pistillate flowers in whitish, dense round heads on the flower stems.  The smaller, upper heads are staminate, and the larger, lower heads are pistillate. 

The fruit is a round, bristly head of stout-beaked achenes.
waterfowl Bur-reed is an important food source for waterfowl.

Height: 1 - 5 ft
Color: White
Flowering Time: May - Aug
   

Companion Plants:
Sweet Flag, Broad-leaved Arrowhead, Water Plantain
Bur-reed is a marsh or water plant. 

It is best propagated from seed.

 

  

Bur-reed Price List

500 seeds / ounce
Item # Amount Price  
SpaEurP Packet $2  
SpaEur.5 1/2 oz $3  
SpaEurOz Ounce $4.50  
SpaEurLb Pound $70  
To order Bur-reed,
Call (515) 733-4634
Or Order by Mail: Order Form
 
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