Nut Sedge

Buttonbush

About Nut Sedge and Buttonbush

Nut Sedge

Buttonbush

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Sedge or Rush

Shrub

1.3 Origin

World/Pandemic

South Africa

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Wild

Boggy areas, Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Canopy

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-12

9-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

H1, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Mat-forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

365.76 cm

Rank: 67 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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Not Available

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182.88 cm

Rank: 69 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Orange, Gold, Bronze, Tan

Light Yellow, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Dark Brown

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Yellow green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Yellow green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Yellow green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

V-Shaped

Egg-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

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15% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Not Available

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Winter, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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33% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

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46% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

creeping rhizomes, Seedlings, Tubers

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires consistently moist soil

Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune in early summer, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Trim each shoot back to the first set of leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Rust

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Wet Site

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

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98% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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13% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

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29% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

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9% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

Not Available

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

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7% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

Not Available

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

Not Available

5.4 Showy Foliage

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80% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

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52% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

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Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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22% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

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6% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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67% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

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50% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Pigs

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Oral Allergy

Toxic

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin, Protects from sun damage

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

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33% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

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62% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Aphrodisiac, Digestive, Diuretic, Tonic

Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emetic, Febrifuge, Laxative, Odontalgic, Ophthalmic, Tonic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Bark, Fruits, Inner Bark, Root, Wood

6.2.3 Other Uses

For making oil, used for weaving hats

Used for woodware

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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47% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

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39% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

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All Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Not Available

Bog Garden, Cutflower, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CYPERUS esculentus

BERZELIA lanuginosa

7.2 Common Name

Nut Sedge,chufa sedge, nut grass, yellow nutsedge

Buttonbush

7.2.1 In Hindi

अखरोट सेज

Buttonbush shrub

7.2.2 In German

Nuss -Segge

Button Strauch

7.2.3 In French

souchet

buttonbush arbuste

7.2.4 In Spanish

tuerca de la juncia

arbusto buttonbush

7.2.5 In Greek

καρύδι σπαθόχορτο

Buttonbush θάμνος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Nut Sedge

arbusto Buttonbush

7.2.7 In Polish

nakrętka turzyca

Buttonbush krzew

7.2.8 In Latin

nut Sedge

Frutex Buttonbush

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Poales

Rubiales

8.5 Family

Cyperaceae

Bruniaceae

8.6 Genus

Cyperus

Cephalanthus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Cypereae

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8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Nut Sedge and Buttonbush

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

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Season and Care of Nut Sedge and Buttonbush

Season and care of Nut Sedge and Buttonbush is important to know. While considering everything about Nut Sedge and Buttonbush Care, growing season is an essential factor. Nut Sedge season is Not Available and Buttonbush season is Not Available. The type of soil for Nut Sedge is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Buttonbush is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Nut Sedge is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Buttonbush is Acidic, Neutral.

Nut Sedge and Buttonbush Physical Information

Nut Sedge and Buttonbush physical information is very important for comparison. Nut Sedge height is 30.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Buttonbush height is 365.76 cm and width 182.88 cm. The color specification of Nut Sedge and Buttonbush are as follows:

Nut Sedge flower color: Orange, Gold, Bronze and Tan
Nut Sedge leaf color: Green and Yellow green
Buttonbush flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Buttonbush leaf color: Green

Care of Nut Sedge and Buttonbush

Care of Nut Sedge and Buttonbush include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Nut Sedge pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Buttonbush pruning is done Prune in early summer, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Trim each shoot back to the first set of leaves. In summer Nut Sedge needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Buttonbush needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.