Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Sedge or Rush
Tree
Origin
World/Pandemic
Polynesia
Types
Papyrus
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Number of Varieties
1580
0
40000
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Habitat
Grassland, Wet lands
Forest edges, gardens, Homesteads
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-1110-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-7
12-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 16, 17, 23, 24
H1, H2, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm760.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
25.40 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green, Brown
Yellow, Red, Green
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
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Blue, Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Red, Green, Dark Green, Brown
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Red, Green, Dark Green, Brown
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Red, Green, Dark Green, Brown
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Red, Green, Dark Green, Brown
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Compound
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Bulbs, Divison, Rhizome division, Tubers
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not let dry out between waterings, Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
-
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
can go long without fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Mites, Nematodes, Scale
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
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies, Flying insects
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Allergy
Itchiness, Skin rash
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bog Garden, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Whole plant
Other Uses
Container, Decoration Purposes, Florist trade and landscaping, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Tropical, Water Gardens
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Houseplant, Screening / Wind Break, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical
Botanical Name
Cyperus papyrus
Plerandra elegantissima
Common Name
Dwarf papyrus, Miniature papyrus
False Aralia
In Hindi
dwarf papyrus
Aralia
In German
Zwerg Papyrus
falsch Aralia
In French
papyrus nain
faux Aralia
In Spanish
papiro enano
Falso Aralia
In Greek
νάνος πάπυρο
Λάθος Aralia
In Portuguese
papiro anão
Aralia false
In Polish
krasnolud papirus
fałsz Aralia
In Latin
P. papyrus
falsum Aralia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
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Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Apiales
Family
Cyperaceae
Araliaceae
Genus
Cyperus
Plerandra
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
7001
1
27800
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