Spring Starflower

Nut Sedge

About Spring Starflower and Nut Sedge

Spring Starflower

Nut Sedge

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Sedge or Rush

1.3 Origin

South America, Argentina

World/Pandemic

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Temperate Regions

Wild

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-95-12

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Mat-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

10.20 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

5.10 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver, Sky Blue

Orange, Gold, Bronze, Tan

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Dark Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green, Gray Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green, Yellow green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

V-Shaped

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

creeping rhizomes, Seedlings, Tubers

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Requires consistently moist soil

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Slugs, Snails

Rust

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

Pigs

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Oral Allergy

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good for skin, Protects from sun damage

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Aphrodisiac, Digestive, Diuretic, Tonic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

For making oil, used for weaving hats

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Not Available

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Ipheion uniflorum

CYPERUS esculentus

7.2 Common Name

Spring Starflower, Springstar

Nut Sedge,chufa sedge, nut grass, yellow nutsedge

7.2.1 In Hindi

Spring Starflower

अखरोट सेज

7.2.2 In German

Frühling Borretsch

Nuss -Segge

7.2.3 In French

Spring Starflower

souchet

7.2.4 In Spanish

primavera Flor de estrella

tuerca de la juncia

7.2.5 In Greek

άνοιξη starflower

καρύδι σπαθόχορτο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

primavera Starflower

Nut Sedge

7.2.7 In Polish

Wiosna Starflower

nakrętka turzyca

7.2.8 In Latin

Spring Starflower

nut Sedge

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Lilopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Poales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Cyperaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipheion

Cyperus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Gilliesieae

Cypereae

8.9 Subfamily

Allioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Spring Starflower and Nut Sedge

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

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Season and Care of Spring Starflower and Nut Sedge

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

Spring Starflower and Nut Sedge Physical Information

Spring Starflower and Nut Sedge physical information is very important for comparison. Spring Starflower height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm whereas Nut Sedge height is 30.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Spring Starflower and Nut Sedge are as follows:

Spring Starflower flower color: Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver and Sky Blue
Spring Starflower leaf color: Green, Light Green and Gray Green
Nut Sedge flower color: Orange, Gold, Bronze and Tan
Nut Sedge leaf color: Green and Yellow green

Care of Spring Starflower and Nut Sedge

Care of Spring Starflower and Nut Sedge include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Spring Starflower 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 Spring Starflower 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.