Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Sedge or Rush
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
World/Pandemic
Mediterranean, Southeastern Asia
Types
Papyrus
Muscari armeniacum
Number of Varieties
1530
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40000
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Habitat
Grassland, Wet lands
Fields, Open areas, Terrestrial
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-11-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-7
-
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 16, 17, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Spreading
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm15.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
25.40 cm7.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green, Brown
White, Yellow, Blue, Purple, Pink, Olive, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown, Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
-
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Bulbs, Divison, Rhizome division, Tubers
From bulbs, From Rhizomes, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not let dry out between waterings, Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained
Get enough water whenever the soil is dry, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Keep the Soil well drained
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
-
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
can go long without fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Armored scales, Crown rot, Slugs
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies, Flying insects
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
Itchiness, Skin rash
Diarrhea, Itchiness, Skin irritation, Stomach pain, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bog Garden, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Diuretic, Stimulates new cell growth
Part of Plant Used
-
Buds, Flowers
Other Uses
Container, Decoration Purposes, Florist trade and landscaping, Used as Ornamental plant
Traditional medicine, Used for fragrance
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Tropical, Water Gardens
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
Cyperus papyrus
MUSCARI
Common Name
Dwarf papyrus, Miniature papyrus
Grape Hyacinth
In Hindi
dwarf papyrus
अंगूर जलकुंभी
In German
Zwerg Papyrus
Traubenhyazinthen
In French
papyrus nain
Muscari
In Spanish
papiro enano
Muscari
In Greek
νάνος πάπυρο
grape hyacinth
In Portuguese
papiro anão
Muscari
In Polish
krasnolud papirus
Szafirek
In Latin
P. papyrus
Muscari
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Asparagales
Family
Cyperaceae
Asparagaceae
Genus
Cyperus
Muscari
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Scilloideae
Number of Species
70042
1
27800
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