Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Sedge or Rush
Cactus or Succulent
Origin
World/Pandemic
North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America
Types
Cyperus esculentus
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Number of Varieties
92
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40000
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Habitat
Wild
Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-12-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
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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
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Habit
Mat-forming
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm10.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm10.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Gold, Bronze, Tan
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Dark Brown
Ivory, White
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Yellow green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Yellow green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Yellow green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
V-Shaped
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Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
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Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Pot
How to Plant?
creeping rhizomes, Seedlings, Tubers
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires consistently moist soil
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Average Water Needs
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
Pests and Diseases
Rust
Mealybugs
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Bold
Foliage Sheen
-
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Pigs
-
Allergy
Oral Allergy
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Protects from sun damage
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
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Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Aphrodisiac, Digestive, Diuretic, Tonic
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Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Flowers
Other Uses
For making oil, used for weaving hats
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
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Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
CYPERUS esculentus
Hatiora salicornioides
Common Name
Nut Sedge,chufa sedge, nut grass, yellow nutsedge
dancing bones cactus, drunkard's dream, spice cactus
In Hindi
अखरोट सेज
Hatiora
In German
Nuss -Segge
Hatiora
In French
souchet
Hatiora
In Spanish
tuerca de la juncia
Hatiora
In Greek
καρύδι σπαθόχορτο
Hatiora
In Portuguese
Nut Sedge
Hatiora
In Polish
nakrętka turzyca
hatiora
In Latin
nut Sedge
Hatiora
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Caryophyllales
Family
Cyperaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Cyperus
Hatiora
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Cypereae
Rhipsalideae
Subfamily
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Cactoideae
Number of Species
1053
1
27800
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