Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Sedge or Rush
Tender Perennial
Origin
World/Pandemic
Caribbean
Types
Cyperus esculentus
Fuchsia Decidua, Fuchsia Fulgens, Fuchsia Splendens, Fuchsia Microphylla
Number of Varieties
9120
0
40000
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Habitat
Wild
Forest edges, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-129-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
10-9
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
16, 17, 23, 24
Habit
Mat-forming
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm45.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm45.70 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Gold, Bronze, Tan
Orange Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Dark Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Yellow green
Purple, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Yellow green
Purple, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green
Purple, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Yellow green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
V-Shaped
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
creeping rhizomes, Seedlings, Tubers
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires consistently moist soil
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune in spring, Prune lower leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads, Remove shoots
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Rust
Rhizoctonia Root Rot, Rust
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
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Pigs
Hummingbirds
Allergy
Oral Allergy
Asthma, Hay fever
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Protects from sun damage
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Aphrodisiac, Digestive, Diuretic, Tonic
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Flowers, Fruits
Other Uses
For making oil, used for weaving hats
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Tropical
Botanical Name
CYPERUS esculentus
FUCHSIA triphylla
Common Name
Nut Sedge,chufa sedge, nut grass, yellow nutsedge
Fuchsia
In Hindi
अखरोट सेज
फ्यूशिया
In German
Nuss -Segge
Fuchsie
In French
souchet
Fuchsia
In Spanish
tuerca de la juncia
Fucsia
In Greek
καρύδι σπαθόχορτο
φουξία
In Portuguese
Nut Sedge
Fúcsia
In Polish
nakrętka turzyca
Fuksja
In Latin
nut Sedge
Fuchsia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Dicotyledonae
Order
Poales
Myrtales
Family
Cyperaceae
Onagraceae
Genus
Cyperus
Fuchsia
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Cypereae
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
105108
1
27800
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