Graceful Grasses® Curly Wurly Corkscrew Rush

Graceful Grasses® Curly Wurly is an upright perennial rush with dark green, twisted foliage. Proven Winners lists this exact selection at 12–18 inches tall and 16–20 inches wide, with a thriller role in containers. ## Form and placement The spiral stems give the compact clump a sculptural look through the growing season. The [Proven Winners Curly Wurly plant page](https://www.provenwinners.com/p/5921) identifies the plant as *Juncus effusus* ‘Curly Wurly’ and describes its green, twisted foliage and upright habit. It works in containers and water settings, where its vertical shape contrasts with broader leaves and trailing plants. ## Growing conditions Grow in part sun to sun. The plant prefers abundant moisture, but it also performs in average garden soil with consistent irrigation. USDA hardiness zones are 5a–9b. In a pond or bog garden, a tub sunk into the mud can help contain its spreading rhizomes. ## Maintenance Curly Wurly is grown for its foliage rather than showy flowers. The product page notes that deadheading is unnecessary. In cold climates the clump dies back to the ground; cut old foliage back in early spring before new growth begins.