Kou

Nut Sedge

About Kou and Nut Sedge

Kou

Nut Sedge

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Sedge or Rush

Origin

Eastern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, Australia

World/Pandemic

Types

Mareer, Manjak

Cyperus esculentus

Number of Varieties

159

0 40000

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Habitat

Saline Soils, Sandy areas

Wild

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-155-12

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-10

12-1

Sunset Zone

H1, H2

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

Oval or Rounded

Mat-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

760.00 cm30.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

670.00 cm30.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow, Gold, Orange Red

Orange, Gold, Bronze, Tan

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Light Green, Chocolate

Dark Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Green, Yellow green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

V-Shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

creeping rhizomes, Seedlings, Tubers

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Requires consistently moist soil

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Root rot, Snails

Rust

Plant Tolerance

Drought and Salt

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

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

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Pigs

Allergy

Dizziness, Throat itching, Vomiting

Oral Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden

Beauty Benefits

Making cosmetics, used as a dye

Good for skin, Protects from sun damage

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Absorbs greenhouse gases, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Shadow Tree

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Acne, Aging, Hair Loss

Aphrodisiac, Digestive, Diuretic, Tonic

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves

Fruits

Other Uses

Making Shampoo, Showy Purposes, Used as Biofuel, Used as Ornamental plant

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

Edible, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CORDIA subcordata

CYPERUS esculentus

Common Name

Beach Cordia, Island Walnut, Kou, Sea Trumpet

Nut Sedge,chufa sedge, nut grass, yellow nutsedge

In Hindi

Cordia subcordata

अखरोट सेज

In German

Cordia subcordata

Nuss -Segge

In French

Cordia subcordata

souchet

In Spanish

Cordia subcordata

tuerca de la juncia

In Greek

Cordia subcordata

καρύδι σπαθόχορτο

In Portuguese

Cordia subcordata

Nut Sedge

In Polish

Cordia subcordata

nakrętka turzyca

In Latin

Cordia subcordata

nut Sedge

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Poales

Family

Boraginaceae

Cyperaceae

Genus

Cordia

Cyperus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Cypereae

Subfamily

Number of Species

1105

1 27800

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Properties of Kou and Nut Sedge

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

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Season and Care of Kou and Nut Sedge

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

Kou and Nut Sedge Physical Information

Kou and Nut Sedge physical information is very important for comparison. Kou height is 760.00 cm and width 670.00 cm whereas Nut Sedge height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Kou and Nut Sedge are as follows:

Kou flower color: White, Yellow, Gold and Orange Red
Kou leaf color: Green
Nut Sedge flower color: Orange, Gold, Bronze and Tan
Nut Sedge leaf color: Green and Yellow green

Care of Kou and Nut Sedge

Care of Kou and Nut Sedge include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kou pruning is done Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness and Remove damaged leaves and Nut Sedge pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Kou 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.