Nut Sedge

Calla Lily

About Nut Sedge and Calla Lily

Nut Sedge

Calla Lily

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Sedge or Rush

Bulb, Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

World/Pandemic

South Africa, Swaziland

1.4 Types

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Passionfruit, Fire glow, Gem rose, Blaze, Crystal blush

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: 65 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Wild

Swamps

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-12

8-10

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

10-4

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

2a, 2b, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Mat-forming

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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60.00 cm

Rank: 96 (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

Blue, Dark Purple, Light Purple, Red, White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Dark Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Yellow green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Yellow green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Yellow green

Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

V-Shaped

Arrowhead

2.4 Thorns

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

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15% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Not Available

Autumn, Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loamy

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer

Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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33% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

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35% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

creeping rhizomes, Seedlings, Tubers

From bulbs, From Rhizomes, Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires consistently moist soil

Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Requires a lot of watering

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

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loamy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Rust

Armillaria mellea, Gray mold, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Pythium rot, Rhizoctonia crown rot, Root rot, Thripes

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

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85% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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13% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

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37% Summer 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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22% Summer 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 !

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40% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

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14% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

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18% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

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14% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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80% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

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55% Summer 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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13% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

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3% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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22% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

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5% Summer 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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51% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Pigs

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Oral Allergy

Diarrhea, Intestinal gas, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification, Bouquets

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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66% Summer 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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

For making oil, used for weaving hats

Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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47% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

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32% Summer 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 Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Not Available

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CYPERUS esculentus

Zantedeschia Aethiopica

7.2 Common Name

Nut Sedge,chufa sedge, nut grass, yellow nutsedge

Calla Lily

7.2.1 In Hindi

अखरोट सेज

Calla Lily

7.2.2 In German

Nuss -Segge

Calla-Lilien-

7.2.3 In French

souchet

Lys calla

7.2.4 In Spanish

tuerca de la juncia

Cala

7.2.5 In Greek

καρύδι σπαθόχορτο

Calla κρίνος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Nut Sedge

Calla

7.2.7 In Polish

nakrętka turzyca

Calla Lily

7.2.8 In Latin

nut Sedge

Calla Lilium

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Poales

Alismatales

8.5 Family

Cyperaceae

Araceae

8.6 Genus

Cyperus

Zantedeschia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Cypereae

Zantedeschieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Aroideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Nut Sedge and Calla Lily

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

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Season and Care of Nut Sedge and Calla Lily

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

Nut Sedge and Calla Lily Physical Information

Nut Sedge and Calla Lily physical information is very important for comparison. Nut Sedge height is 30.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Calla Lily height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Nut Sedge and Calla Lily are as follows:

Nut Sedge flower color: Orange, Gold, Bronze and Tan
Nut Sedge leaf color: Green and Yellow green
Calla Lily flower color: Blue, Dark Purple, Light Purple, Red and White
Calla Lily leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Nut Sedge and Calla Lily

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