Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Sedge or Rush
Origin
Caribbean, Central America
World/Pandemic
Types
Broomsedge Bluestem, Broomsedge
Cyperus esculentus
Number of Varieties
169
0
40000
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Habitat
ditches, Grassland, Moist Ditches, Moist Soils, Roadsides
Wild
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-95-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10 - 5
12-1
Sunset Zone
H1, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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
Upright/Erect
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
75.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Cream, Green, White
Orange, Gold, Bronze, Tan
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Dark Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green, Yellow green, Bronze
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Gold, Tan, Bronze
Green, Yellow green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
V-Shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Winter
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Root Division, Seedlings
creeping rhizomes, Seedlings, Tubers
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Water Deeply
Requires consistently moist soil
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Rust
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
Coarse
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
Pigs
Allergy
-
Oral Allergy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Good for skin, Protects from sun damage
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Provides ground cover, Wildlife
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Aphrodisiac, Digestive, Diuretic, Tonic
Part of Plant Used
Seeds
Fruits
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
For making oil, used for weaving hats
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
-
Botanical Name
ANDROPOGON glomeratus
CYPERUS esculentus
Common Name
Bushy Beardgrass, Bushy Bluestem, Bushy Broom Grass
Nut Sedge,chufa sedge, nut grass, yellow nutsedge
In Hindi
Bushy Bluestem plant
अखरोट सेज
In German
Bushy Bluestem Pflanze
Nuss -Segge
In French
plante buissonnante Bluestem
souchet
In Spanish
planta arbustiva andropogon
tuerca de la juncia
In Greek
φυτό θαμνώδη BLUESTEM
καρύδι σπαθόχορτο
In Portuguese
planta arbustiva Bluestem
Nut Sedge
In Polish
Krzaczaste Bluestem roślin
nakrętka turzyca
In Latin
Bushy bluestem herba
nut Sedge
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Cyperaceae
Genus
Andropogon
Cyperus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Andropogoneae
Cypereae
Subfamily
Panicoideae
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Number of Species
100105
1
27800
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