Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Sedge or Rush
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
World/Pandemic
Europe, Southern Europe
Types
Papyrus
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Number of Varieties
1510
0
40000
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Habitat
Grassland, Wet lands
gardens, Homesteads, Moist Soils, tropical environments, tropical grasslands
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-115-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-7
10 - 1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 16, 17, 23, 24
Zone 1A
Habit
Spreading
Prostrate/Trailing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm22.85 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
25.40 cm76.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green, Brown
Pink, Rose
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Bulbs, Divison, Rhizome division, Tubers
Rooted stem cutting, Transplanting, Vegetative
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not let dry out between waterings, Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained
Average Water Needs, Does not require regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Drought Tolerant
In Spring
Moderate
Average Water
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
-
Prune in early spring, Requires very little pruning
Fertilizers
can go long without fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Mealybugs, Scale
Plant Tolerance
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
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies, Flying insects
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
Itchiness, Skin rash
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bog Garden, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beautification, Borders, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Used as an interior landscaping species, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
Good for skin and hair
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Amazing growth rate, Food for birds
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Flowers
Other Uses
Container, Decoration Purposes, Florist trade and landscaping, Used as Ornamental plant
Garland, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Tropical, Water Gardens
Container, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
Cyperus papyrus
DAPHNE cneorum
Common Name
Dwarf papyrus, Miniature papyrus
Daphne, Garland Flower, Rose Daphne
In Hindi
dwarf papyrus
डाफ्ने गुलाब
In German
Zwerg Papyrus
Daphne Rose
In French
papyrus nain
Rose Daphne
In Spanish
papiro enano
Daphne Rose
In Greek
νάνος πάπυρο
Daphne Rose
In Portuguese
papiro anão
Daphne Rose
In Polish
krasnolud papirus
Daphne Rose
In Latin
P. papyrus
Daphne Rose
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Malvales
Family
Cyperaceae
Thymelaeaceae
Genus
Cyperus
Daphne
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
70030
1
27800
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