Nut Sedge

Calibrachoa

About Nut Sedge and Calibrachoa

Nut Sedge

Calibrachoa

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Sedge or Rush

Tender Perennial

Origin

World/Pandemic

North America, Mexico, Central America, South America

Types

Cyperus esculentus

Number of Varieties

950

0 40000

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Habitat

Wild

Depression on prairies, Moist Ditches

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-129-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

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

8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Mat-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm102.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.00 cm20.30 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Orange, Gold, Bronze, Tan

White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Orange, Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Dark Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Yellow green

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Yellow green

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Yellow green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

V-Shaped

Oblong

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

creeping rhizomes, Seedlings, Tubers

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires consistently moist soil

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune to stimulate growth

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Rust

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Double, Semi-Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Pigs

White bugs

Allergy

Oral Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, 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

Fruits

Flowers

Other Uses

For making oil, used for weaving hats

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CYPERUS esculentus

CALIBRACHOA

Common Name

Nut Sedge,chufa sedge, nut grass, yellow nutsedge

Calibrachoa, Million Bells

In Hindi

अखरोट सेज

Calibrachoa

In German

Nuss -Segge

Calibrachoa

In French

souchet

Calibrachoa

In Spanish

tuerca de la juncia

Calibrachoa

In Greek

καρύδι σπαθόχορτο

Calibrachoa

In Portuguese

Nut Sedge

Calibrachoa

In Polish

nakrętka turzyca

Calibrachoa

In Latin

nut Sedge

Calibrachoa

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Poales

Solanales

Family

Cyperaceae

Solanaceae

Genus

Cyperus

Calibrachoa

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

Cypereae

Subfamily

Petunioideae

Number of Species

10516

1 27800

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Properties of Nut Sedge and Calibrachoa

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

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Season and Care of Nut Sedge and Calibrachoa

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

Nut Sedge and Calibrachoa Physical Information

Nut Sedge and Calibrachoa physical information is very important for comparison. Nut Sedge height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Calibrachoa height is 102.00 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Nut Sedge and Calibrachoa are as follows:

Nut Sedge flower color: Orange, Gold, Bronze and Tan
Nut Sedge leaf color: Green and Yellow green
Calibrachoa flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Orange and Pink
Calibrachoa leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Nut Sedge and Calibrachoa

Care of Nut Sedge and Calibrachoa include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Nut Sedge pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Calibrachoa pruning is done Prune to stimulate growth. In summer Nut Sedge needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Calibrachoa needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.