Equisetum hyemale ~ Rough Horsetail, Scouring Rush tolerates-black-walnut Cut clumps to the ground

Cut clumps to the ground in late winter to early spring before new shoots appear

IMAGES:  Photos by Frank Mayfield

The small yellow flowers have numerous long stamen and bloom in spring

then after the first frost turns candy-apple-red mixed with scarlet

Equisetum hyemale ~ Rough Horsetail, Scouring Rush tolerates-black-walnut Cut clumps to the groundRough Horsetail is a non blooming evergreen perennial found in moist woods and hills sides. The stiff and hollow plant stems grow rigidly upright and are bamboo like with its stem nodes being marked with whorls of toothed scale like leaves. A cone like fruiting head appears at the tip of the stems containing spores. Rought Horsetail is an aggressive spreader. Prefers part sun and moist soils. Type: Perennial Origins: Eurasia and North America Height: