Flowering Rush(Butomus umbellatus)

Katie Fox

Distribution

Description

• Perennial aquatic, herbaceous

• 1-4’ high• Sword-shaped leaves• Pink flowers• Reproduces via seeds

and bulb-lets

Origin & Dispersion• Europe and western

Asia• Garden plant – 1897 in Quebec, Canada

• Slow dispersion rate

Control Measures• Mechanical

Cut below the water surface several times per summer, remove cut parts from water.

• ChemicalApplication of imazapyr (Habitat)– Imazapyr is absorbed

quickly through plant tissue and can be taken up by roots.

A permit is required to work in public waters

Questions?