Bougainvillea

Nut Sedge

About Bougainvillea and Nut Sedge

Bougainvillea

Nut Sedge

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Sedge or Rush

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

World/Pandemic

1.4 Types

Brasilensis, Easter Parade, Formosa, Rosenka (Orange), James Walker, Jubilee Showlady, Barbara Karst, Elizabeth Angus

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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300

Rank: 21 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Rainforest, Tropical rainforest

Wild

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-11

5-12

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-11

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

22, 23, 24

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming

Mat-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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76.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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910.00 cm

Rank: 23 (Overall)▶

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Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Gold, Magenta

Orange, Gold, Bronze, Tan

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown, Green

Dark Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Green, Yellow green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Tubular

V-Shaped

2.4 Thorns

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14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

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3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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28% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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33% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Salt

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Stem Planting, Transplanting

creeping rhizomes, Seedlings, Tubers

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium

Requires consistently moist soil

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in the late winter or spring, Prune prior to new growth, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Leaf spot, Mealybugs, Red spider mite, Root rot, Whiteflies

Rust

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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88% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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35% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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13% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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19% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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40% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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12% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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11% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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53% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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80% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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5.8 Evergreen

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4% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

5.9 Invasive

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6% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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22% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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48% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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67% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds

Pigs

5.12 Allergy

Itchiness, Skin rash

Oral Allergy

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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Good for skin, Protects from sun damage

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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63% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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33% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Aphrodisiac, Digestive, Diuretic, Tonic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

For making oil, used for weaving hats

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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31% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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47% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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All Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Foundation, Groundcover, Hedges, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical

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7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BOUGAINVILLEA 'Helen Johnson'

CYPERUS esculentus

7.2 Common Name

Bougainvillea

Nut Sedge,chufa sedge, nut grass, yellow nutsedge

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bougainvillea

अखरोट सेज

7.2.2 In German

Bougainvillea

Nuss -Segge

7.2.3 In French

Bougainvilliers

souchet

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bougainvillea

tuerca de la juncia

7.2.5 In Greek

Bougainvillea

καρύδι σπαθόχορτο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Bougainvillea

Nut Sedge

7.2.7 In Polish

Bugenwilli

nakrętka turzyca

7.2.8 In Latin

Bougainvillea

nut Sedge

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Dicotyledonae

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Poales

8.5 Family

Nyctaginaceae

Cyperaceae

8.6 Genus

Bougainvillea

Cyperus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Cypereae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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About Calla Lily

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350 (About Thyme)

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Properties of Bougainvillea and Nut Sedge

Wondering what are the properties of Bougainvillea and Nut Sedge? We provide you with everything About Bougainvillea and Nut Sedge. Bougainvillea doesn't have thorns and Nut Sedge doesn't have thorns. Also Bougainvillea does not have fragrant flowers. Bougainvillea has allergic reactions like Itchiness and Skin rash and Nut Sedge has allergic reactions like Itchiness and Skin rash. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Bougainvillea and Nut Sedge and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bougainvillea and Nut Sedge

Season and care of Bougainvillea and Nut Sedge is important to know. While considering everything about Bougainvillea and Nut Sedge Care, growing season is an essential factor. Bougainvillea season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Nut Sedge season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Bougainvillea is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Nut Sedge is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Bougainvillea is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Nut Sedge is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Bougainvillea and Nut Sedge Physical Information

Bougainvillea and Nut Sedge physical information is very important for comparison. Bougainvillea height is 76.20 cm and width 910.00 cm whereas Nut Sedge height is 30.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Bougainvillea and Nut Sedge are as follows:

Bougainvillea flower color: Gold and Magenta
Bougainvillea leaf color: Dark Green
Nut Sedge flower color: Orange, Gold, Bronze and Tan
Nut Sedge leaf color: Green and Yellow green

Care of Bougainvillea and Nut Sedge

Care of Bougainvillea and Nut Sedge include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bougainvillea pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in the late winter or spring, Prune prior to new growth, Prune to control growth and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Nut Sedge pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Bougainvillea needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Nut Sedge needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.