Sour Cherry

Nut Sedge

About Sour Cherry and Nut Sedge

Sour Cherry

Nut Sedge

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Fruit

Sedge or Rush

Origin

World/Pandemic

Types

Fruit

Cyperus esculentus

Number of Varieties

3009

0 40000

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Habitat

Temperate Regions

Wild

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-85-12

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

12-1

Sunset Zone

A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

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

Oval or Rounded

Mat-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

300.00 cm30.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

300.00 cm30.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Orange, Gold, Bronze, Tan

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Dark Red

Dark Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green, Yellow green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Simple lobed or unlobed

V-Shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Semi-hardwood and hardwood cuttings

creeping rhizomes, Seedlings, Tubers

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather

Requires consistently moist soil

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

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

Birds

Rust

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single, Double

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Pigs

Allergy

Anaphylaxis, gastro-intestinal problems, Itchiness, Skin irritation

Oral Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Informal Hedge, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin, Protects from sun damage

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti-inflammatory, Anti-oxidant, Gout, Insomnia, Soothing and relieving pain

Aphrodisiac, Digestive, Diuretic, Tonic

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits

Fruits

Other Uses

Air freshner, Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Cake, Edible syrup, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used to make juice

For making oil, used for weaving hats

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PRUNUS cerasus

CYPERUS esculentus

Common Name

Pie Cherry, Sour Cherry, Tart Cherry

Nut Sedge,chufa sedge, nut grass, yellow nutsedge

In Hindi

Sour cherry

अखरोट सेज

In German

Sauerkirsche

Nuss -Segge

In French

Prunus cerasus

souchet

In Spanish

Prunus cerasus

tuerca de la juncia

In Greek

Sour cherry

καρύδι σπαθόχορτο

In Portuguese

Ginja

Nut Sedge

In Polish

Wiśnia pospolita

nakrętka turzyca

In Latin

Prunus cerasus

nut Sedge

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Rosales

Poales

Family

Rosaceae

Cyperaceae

Genus

Prunus

Cyperus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Cypereae

Subfamily

Number of Species

270105

1 27800

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Properties of Sour Cherry and Nut Sedge

Wondering what are the properties of Sour Cherry and Nut Sedge? We provide you with everything About Sour Cherry and Nut Sedge. Sour Cherry doesn't have thorns and Nut Sedge doesn't have thorns. Also Sour Cherry does not have fragrant flowers. Sour Cherry has allergic reactions like Anaphylaxis, gastro-intestinal problems, Itchiness and Skin irritation and Nut Sedge has allergic reactions like Anaphylaxis, gastro-intestinal problems, Itchiness and Skin irritation. 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 Sour Cherry and Nut Sedge and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Sour Cherry and Nut Sedge

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

Sour Cherry and Nut Sedge Physical Information

Sour Cherry and Nut Sedge physical information is very important for comparison. Sour Cherry height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Nut Sedge height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Sour Cherry and Nut Sedge are as follows:

Sour Cherry flower color: White
Sour Cherry leaf color: Dark Green
Nut Sedge flower color: Orange, Gold, Bronze and Tan
Nut Sedge leaf color: Green and Yellow green

Care of Sour Cherry and Nut Sedge

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