Grows in shallow water. Sheaves of stiff grassy leaves make fine verticals among clumps of round leafed caltha (marsh marigolds). Flower stems carry umbels of rose-pink flowers, from darker buds, opening around a month later than the white form (B. umbellatus f. albiflorus).
Butomus umbellatus
Flowering rush
Details
| Aspect | Full sun |
| Flower Colour | Pink |
| Flowering Period | Jul | Aug |
| Foliage | Not evergreen |
| Goes Well With | Caltha, Darmera, Myosotis |
| Growth Habit | Clump-forming |
| Hardiness | Fully hardy |
| Height | 1.2m |
| Soil | Wet, boggy |
| Spread | 50cm |
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