Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Ornamental Grasses and Bamboo
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Southern Europe, Western Europe, Mediterranean
Japan
Types
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Papyrus, Cyperus alternifolius
Number of Varieties
1015
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40000
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Habitat
Desert, Dry areas, Dry Forest, Rocky areas
ditches, Marshy ground
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-95-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
8-4
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Cushion/Mound-forming
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.00 cm610.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.96 cm460.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue Green
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Red orange
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Silver, Gray
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Silver, Gray
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green, Tan, Silver, Gray
Dark Green, Bronze
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Umbrella Like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Pot
How to Plant?
Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings, Stem Planting
Rooted stem cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, occasional watering once established, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
Plant grows in water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut out old leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Fungal Diseases
Plant Tolerance
Salt
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Hummingbirds
Allergy
Asthma, Itchiness, Rash, Rhinitis
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Tonic
Part of Plant Used
Stem
Root
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Basketary, Used in paper industry, Weaving into Mats and Bags
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edging, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
HELICTOTRICHON sempervirens
Cyperus alternifolius
Common Name
Blue Oat Grass
Galingale,Umbrella Palm
In Hindi
ब्लू जई घास
mbrella Palm
In German
Blau Ährengras
Cyperus alternifolius
In French
Bleu Oat Grass
Cyperus alternifolius
In Spanish
Azul hierba de avena
Cyperus alternifolius
In Greek
Μπλε βρώμης Grass
Umbrella Palm
In Portuguese
Azul Aveia
Umbrella Palm
In Polish
Niebieski Owies trawa
Cibora zmienna
In Latin
Blue Oat Grass
Umbrella Palm
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Cyperales
Family
Poaceae
Sciadopityaceae
Genus
Helictotrichon
Cyperus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Aveneae
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Subfamily
Pooideae
-
Number of Species
709
1
27800
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