Dwarf Palmetto

Nut Sedge

About Dwarf Palmetto and Nut Sedge

Dwarf Palmetto

Nut Sedge

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Palm or Cycad

Sedge or Rush

1.3 Origin

United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States

World/Pandemic

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

14NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Floodplains, Lowland, River side, Swamps

Wild

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-125-12

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-6

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 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

240.00 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

240.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Ivory

Orange, Gold, Bronze, Tan

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Chocolate, Black

Dark Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Dark Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green

Green, Yellow green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Circular, dissected, long and linear

V-Shaped

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

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

Poorly Drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer

Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site, Salt

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

creeping rhizomes, Seedlings, Tubers

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

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

Poorly Drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Insects

Rust

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Birds

Pigs

5.12 Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy

Oral Allergy

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, 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

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Asthma, Baldness, Cold, Cough, Migraines, Sore throat

Aphrodisiac, Digestive, Diuretic, Tonic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

For making oil, used for weaving hats

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Bog Garden, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Tropical

Not Available

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

SABAL minor

CYPERUS esculentus

7.2 Common Name

Bush Palmetto, Dwarf Palmetto, Little Blue Stem, Swamp Palmetto

Nut Sedge,chufa sedge, nut grass, yellow nutsedge

7.2.1 In Hindi

बौना पल्मेट्टो

अखरोट सेज

7.2.2 In German

Zwerg Palmetto

Nuss -Segge

7.2.3 In French

Palmetto nain

souchet

7.2.4 In Spanish

Palmetto enano

tuerca de la juncia

7.2.5 In Greek

Νάνος Palmetto

καρύδι σπαθόχορτο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Palmetto anão

Nut Sedge

7.2.7 In Polish

Dwarf Palmetto

nakrętka turzyca

7.2.8 In Latin

Pumilio Palmetto

nut Sedge

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Arecales

Poales

8.5 Family

Arecaceae

Cyperaceae

8.6 Genus

Sabal

Cyperus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Cypereae

8.9 Subfamily

Coryphoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

14NA

1 27800

Properties of Dwarf Palmetto and Nut Sedge

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

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Season and Care of Dwarf Palmetto and Nut Sedge

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

Dwarf Palmetto and Nut Sedge Physical Information

Dwarf Palmetto and Nut Sedge physical information is very important for comparison. Dwarf Palmetto height is 240.00 cm and width 240.00 cm whereas Nut Sedge height is 30.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Dwarf Palmetto and Nut Sedge are as follows:

Dwarf Palmetto flower color: Ivory
Dwarf Palmetto leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Dark Green
Nut Sedge flower color: Orange, Gold, Bronze and Tan
Nut Sedge leaf color: Green and Yellow green

Care of Dwarf Palmetto and Nut Sedge

Care of Dwarf Palmetto and Nut Sedge include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Dwarf Palmetto pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves and Nut Sedge pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Dwarf Palmetto 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.