Umbrella Sedge

Malabar nut

About Umbrella Sedge and Malabar nut

Umbrella Sedge

Malabar nut

Add ⊕

1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Sedge or Rush

Herbs, Perennial

1.3 Origin

Madagascar

South-Eastern Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

About Rice Plant

⊕

▶

▼

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

▲

About Elderberry

⊕

▶

411 (About Canna)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

1.2 Habitat

Temperate Regions

Semi desert, Wet forest

1.3 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-11

9-11

1.4 AHS Heat Zone

12-7

12 - 9

1.5 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Not Available

1.6 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

⊕

▶

▼

45.70 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

460.00 cm

Rank: 61 (Overall)▶

▲

About Cyclamen

⊕

▶

350 (About Privet)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

2.1.3 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

⊕

▶

▼

45.70 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

▲

About Evening Primrose

⊕

▶

243.84 (About Acerola)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

2.5 Plant Color

2.5.1 Flower Color

Yellow green, Brown

White

2.5.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.5.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Not Available

2.5.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.5.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Light Green

2.5.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

2.5.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

2.6 Shape

2.6.1 Leaf Shape

Subulate

Elliptic

2.7 Thorns

✔ ✘

No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

✔ ✘

3% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

33% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

44% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings

Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Average Water Needs, Needs good drainage

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut away fading foliage, Cut upper 1/3 section when young to enhancegrowth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Don't use high pH fertilizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red spider mite, Spider mites

Aphids, Downy mildew, Dry root rot, Rust, Spider mites

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Heat Tolerance, Humidity

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

13% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

11% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

✔ ✘

16% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

✔ ✘

53% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

✔ ✘

34% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

✔ ✘

59% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

✔ ✘

54% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

80% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

63% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

✔ ✘

2% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

✔ ✘

7% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

✔ ✘

9% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

67% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

68% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Aphids, Bees, Butterflies, Snails

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Dizziness, Mouth itching, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good Cleanser, Good for the Scalp

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

33% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

91% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Insect Repellent

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antibacterial, Antifungal

Antipyretic, Bronchitis, Cough, Digestive disorders, Ear infections, Expectorant, Laxative, Migraines, Piles, Rheumatism, Throat infection, Treating fever

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Root

Bark, Leaf Stalks, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Biomass for fuel, Can be made into a herbal tea, Culinary use, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Used as a laxative

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

47% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

48% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

All Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

All List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Bog Garden, Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens

Container, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Cyperus Alternifolius

Justicia adhatoda

7.2 Common Name

Umbrella Papyrus, Umbrella Sedge, Umbrella Palm, Umbrella Plant

Malabar nut, Adulsa, Adhatoda, Vasaka

7.2.1 In Hindi

Umbrella Plant

अडुळसा, अडुसा

7.2.2 In German

Dach-Anlage

Indisches Lungenkraut

7.2.3 In French

Parapluie Plante

Justicia adhatoda

7.2.4 In Spanish

Umbrella Plant

Justicia adhatoda

7.2.5 In Greek

ομπρέλα φυτών

Justicia adhatoda

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Planta do guarda-chuva

Justicia adhatoda

7.2.7 In Polish

parasol roślin

Justicia adhatoda

7.2.8 In Latin

O Planta

Justicia adhatoda

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Poales

Scrophulariales

8.5 Family

Cyperaceae

Acanthaceae

8.6 Genus

Cyperus

Justicia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Cypereae

Justicieae

8.9 Subfamily

Cyperoideae

Acanthoideae

8.10 Number of Species

About Orchid

⊕

▶

▼

700

Rank: 27 (Overall)▶

658

Rank: 29 (Overall)▶

▲

About Calla Lily

⊕

▶

350 (About Thyme)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

Properties of Umbrella Sedge and Malabar nut

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

Compare Sedge and Rush » More

Umbrella Sedge and Softstem Bulrush

Umbrella Sedge and Common Rush

Umbrella Sedge and Corkscrew Rush

» More

More Compare Sedge and Rush

Season and Care of Umbrella Sedge and Malabar nut

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

Umbrella Sedge and Malabar nut Physical Information

Umbrella Sedge and Malabar nut physical information is very important for comparison. Umbrella Sedge height is 45.70 cm and width 45.70 cm whereas Malabar nut height is 460.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Umbrella Sedge and Malabar nut are as follows:

Umbrella Sedge flower color: Yellow green and Brown
Umbrella Sedge leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Malabar nut flower color: White
Malabar nut leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Umbrella Sedge and Malabar nut

Care of Umbrella Sedge and Malabar nut include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Umbrella Sedge pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Malabar nut pruning is done Cut away fading foliage, Cut upper 1/3 section when young to enhancegrowth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Umbrella Sedge needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Malabar nut needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.