Cyclamen

Nut Sedge

About Cyclamen and Nut Sedge

Cyclamen

Nut Sedge

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Tubers

Sedge or Rush

1.3 Origin

Europe, Mediterranean Basin, Middle East, North Africa, Somalia

World/Pandemic

1.4 Types

Cyclamen Africanum, Cyclamen Alpinum, Cyclamen Cilicium, Cyclamen Coum

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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About Elderberry

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Alpine Meadows, Rocky areas, Woods

Wild

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9

5-12

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

7-1

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 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

Clump-Forming

Mat-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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0.54 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

About Flowering..

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0.75 cm

Rank: 100 (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

Pink, Purple, White

Orange, Gold, Bronze, Tan

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Dark Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Several shades of Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Green, Yellow green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Silver

Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Silver

Green, Yellow green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

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

Autumn, Spring, Summer, Winter

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Indirect sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Sandy, Well drained

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Autumn, Spring, Summer

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

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

From bulbs, Seedlings

creeping rhizomes, Seedlings, Tubers

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not water frequently, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water when soil is dry

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Sandy, Well drained

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Indirect sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Prune to control growth, Prune when plant is dormant, Remove dead leaves, 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, Botrytis Cinerea, Gray mold, Mice, Mites, Root weevil, Slugs, Snails, Squirrels

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

Not Available

Pigs

5.12 Allergy

Respiratory problems

Oral Allergy

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good for skin, Protects from sun damage

6.1.3 Edible Uses

Unknown

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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

Digestive disorders, Menstrual Disorders

Aphrodisiac, Digestive, Diuretic, Tonic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Root, Stem

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as an ointment

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

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7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Cyclamen Persicum

CYPERUS esculentus

7.2 Common Name

Cyclamen or Florist's Cyclamen

Nut Sedge,chufa sedge, nut grass, yellow nutsedge

7.2.1 In Hindi

Sikalemen

अखरोट सेज

7.2.2 In German

Zyklamen

Nuss -Segge

7.2.3 In French

Cyclamen

souchet

7.2.4 In Spanish

Ciclamen

tuerca de la juncia

7.2.5 In Greek

κυκλάμινο

καρύδι σπαθόχορτο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cíclame

Nut Sedge

7.2.7 In Polish

Cyklamen

nakrętka turzyca

7.2.8 In Latin

Cyclamīnos

nut Sedge

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Anthophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Dicotyledonae

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Ericales

Poales

8.5 Family

Primulaceae

Cyperaceae

8.6 Genus

Cyclamen

Cyperus

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Cyclamineae

Cypereae

8.9 Subfamily

Myrsinoideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Cyclamen and Nut Sedge

Wondering what are the properties of Cyclamen and Nut Sedge? We provide you with everything About Cyclamen and Nut Sedge. Cyclamen doesn't have thorns and Nut Sedge doesn't have thorns. Also Cyclamen does not have fragrant flowers. Cyclamen has allergic reactions like Respiratory problems and Nut Sedge has allergic reactions like Respiratory problems. 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 Cyclamen and Nut Sedge and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Cyclamen and Nut Sedge

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

Cyclamen and Nut Sedge Physical Information

Cyclamen and Nut Sedge physical information is very important for comparison. Cyclamen height is 0.54 cm and width 0.75 cm whereas Nut Sedge height is 30.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Cyclamen and Nut Sedge are as follows:

Cyclamen flower color: Pink, Purple and White
Cyclamen leaf color: Several shades of Green
Nut Sedge flower color: Orange, Gold, Bronze and Tan
Nut Sedge leaf color: Green and Yellow green

Care of Cyclamen and Nut Sedge

Care of Cyclamen and Nut Sedge include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cyclamen pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Prune to control growth, Prune when plant is dormant, Remove dead leaves 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 Cyclamen 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.