Florida Blue

Nut Sedge

About Florida Blue and Nut Sedge

Florida Blue

Nut Sedge

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Grass, Herbs

Sedge or Rush

Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

World/Pandemic

Types

'Balboa White' lisianthus, 'Forever Blue' lisianthus, 'Forever White' lisianthus, 'Lisa Pink' lisianthus

Cyperus esculentus

Number of Varieties

109

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Habitat

Grassland, Warmer regions

Wild

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-115-12

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Sunset Zone

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

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

Habit

Upright/Erect

Mat-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

40.00 cm30.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

8.00 cm30.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Blue, Pink, Lavender, Blue Violet

Orange, Gold, Bronze, Tan

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Dark Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green

Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green

Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green

Green, Yellow green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Succulent

V-Shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

creeping rhizomes, Seedlings, Tubers

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water twice a day in the initial period

Requires consistently moist soil

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Botrytis Blight, Cercospora leaf spot, Cucumber mosaic, Curvularia blotch, Downy mildew, Fusarium stem rot, Fusarium wilt, Impatiens necrotic spot, Lisianthus necrosis, Phyllosticta leaf spot, Pythium root rot, Rhizoctonia stem rot, Sclerophoma stem blight, Tobacco mosaic

Rust

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single, Double, Semi-Double

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Butterflies

Pigs

Allergy

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting

Oral Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin, Protects from sun damage

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Aphrodisiac, Digestive, Diuretic, Tonic

Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Fruits

Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used for fragrance

For making oil, used for weaving hats

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

EUSTOMA grandiflorum

CYPERUS esculentus

Common Name

Lisianthus, Florida blue,bBuebell

Nut Sedge,chufa sedge, nut grass, yellow nutsedge

In Hindi

Lisianthus

अखरोट सेज

In German

Lisianthus

Nuss -Segge

In French

Lisianthus

souchet

In Spanish

Lisianthus

tuerca de la juncia

In Greek

Lisianthus

καρύδι σπαθόχορτο

In Portuguese

Lisianthus

Nut Sedge

In Polish

Eustoma

nakrętka turzyca

In Latin

Lisianthus

nut Sedge

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Poales

Family

Gentianaceae

Cyperaceae

Genus

Eustoma

Cyperus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Chironieae

Cypereae

Subfamily

Number of Species

3105

1 27800

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Properties of Florida Blue and Nut Sedge

Wondering what are the properties of Florida Blue and Nut Sedge? We provide you with everything About Florida Blue and Nut Sedge. Florida Blue doesn't have thorns and Nut Sedge doesn't have thorns. Also Florida Blue does not have fragrant flowers. Florida Blue has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting and Nut Sedge has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting. 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 Florida Blue and Nut Sedge and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Florida Blue and Nut Sedge

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

Florida Blue and Nut Sedge Physical Information

Florida Blue and Nut Sedge physical information is very important for comparison. Florida Blue height is 40.00 cm and width 8.00 cm whereas Nut Sedge height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Florida Blue and Nut Sedge are as follows:

Florida Blue flower color: White, Blue, Pink, Lavender and Blue Violet
Florida Blue leaf color: Gray Green
Nut Sedge flower color: Orange, Gold, Bronze and Tan
Nut Sedge leaf color: Green and Yellow green

Care of Florida Blue and Nut Sedge

Care of Florida Blue and Nut Sedge include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Florida Blue pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads and Nut Sedge pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Florida Blue 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.