Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Sedge or Rush
Origin
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
World/Pandemic
Types
-
Papyrus
Number of Varieties
1015
0
40000
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Habitat
-
Grassland, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-107-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-7
Sunset Zone
-
H1, H2, 16, 17, 23, 24
Habit
-
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm20.30 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
Green, Brown
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
Pink, Red, White
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Trumpet
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
From Rhizomes
Bulbs, Divison, Rhizome division, Tubers
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of watering
Do not let dry out between waterings, Keep ground moist, 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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
-
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
can go long without fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Mosaic viruses
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Birds, Butterflies, Flying insects
Allergy
-
Itchiness, Skin rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Bog Garden, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
-
Other Uses
-
Container, Decoration Purposes, Florist trade and landscaping, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation
Bog Garden, Container, Tropical, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
Cyperus papyrus
Common Name
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
Dwarf papyrus, Miniature papyrus
In Hindi
Tuberous Nasturtium
dwarf papyrus
In German
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
Zwerg Papyrus
In French
Capucine tubéreuse
papyrus nain
In Spanish
tuberosa capuchina
papiro enano
In Greek
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
νάνος πάπυρο
In Portuguese
tuberosa chagas
papiro anão
In Polish
bulwiaste Nasturcja
krasnolud papirus
In Latin
Morbus nasturtium
P. papyrus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Tracheophyta
Class
-
Magnoliopsida
Order
Brassicales
Poales
Family
Tropaeolaceae
Cyperaceae
Genus
Tropaeolum
Cyperus
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
100700
1
27800
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