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Nut Sedge
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About Nut Sedge

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Sedge or Rush

Origin

World/Pandemic

Types

Cyperus esculentus

Number of Varieties

9
0 40000
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Habitat

Wild

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-12
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

Habit

Mat-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Orange, Gold, Bronze, Tan

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Dark Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Yellow green

Shape

Leaf Shape

V-Shaped

Thorns

No - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

Season

Plant Season

-

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

Summer

Repeat Bloomer

33% - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

creeping rhizomes, Seedlings, Tubers

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires consistently moist soil

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Rust

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

13% - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

No - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

No - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

Fragrant Fruit

No - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

Fragrant Leaf

No - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

Fragrant Bark/Stem

No - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

Showy Foliage

80% - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants

Showy Bark

No - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

-

Evergreen

No - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

Invasive

22% - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

Self-Sowing

67% - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Pigs

Allergy

Oral Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin, Protects from sun damage

Edible Uses

33% - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Aphrodisiac, Digestive, Diuretic, Tonic

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Other Uses

For making oil, used for weaving hats

Used As Indoor Plant

47% - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

-

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CYPERUS esculentus

Common Name

Nut Sedge,chufa sedge, nut grass, yellow nutsedge

In Hindi

अखरोट सेज

In German

Nuss -Segge

In French

souchet

In Spanish

tuerca de la juncia

In Greek

καρύδι σπαθόχορτο

In Portuguese

Nut Sedge

In Polish

nakrętka turzyca

In Latin

nut Sedge

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Poales

Family

Cyperaceae

Genus

Cyperus

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Cypereae

Subfamily

-

Number of Species

105
1 27800
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Properties of Nut Sedge

Want to know the properties of Nut Sedge? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Nut Sedge is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Nut Sedge Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use:

  • Part of plant used:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Nut Sedge Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Nut Sedge. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Nut Sedge physical information is as follows: tall and wide. Its leaf shape is . Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color:
  • Leaf color:

Care of Nut Sedge

Taking Nut Sedge Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Nut Sedge include pruning, which should be done . The watering done in summer is and in winter is . It needs for its proper growth.

Season and care of Nut Sedge

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Nut Sedge is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a plant. Nut Sedge is a very important plant from Sedge and Rush. There are varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: . This plant's habitat is and it comes in the hardiness zone . If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.