Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Sedge or Rush
Palm or Cycad
Origin
World/Pandemic
Madagascar
Types
Papyrus
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Number of Varieties
1510
0
40000
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Habitat
Grassland, Wet lands
Deep, Dry Forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-1110-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-7
12-3
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 16, 17, 23, 24
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm150.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
25.40 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green, Brown
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Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Pinnate
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, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Bulbs, Divison, Rhizome division, Tubers
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not let dry out between waterings, Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained
Requires a lot of watering, Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Ample Water
In Winter
Average Water
Regular watering required
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, 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, Full Shade
Pruning
-
Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
can go long without fertilizers
fertilize in early summer, Magnesium
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Diamond scale, Fusarium wilt, pink rot, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Wet Site
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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies, Flying insects
-
Allergy
Itchiness, Skin rash
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bog Garden, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Indoor 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
Feature Plant, Street Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
Cyperus papyrus
RAVENEA glauca
Common Name
Dwarf papyrus, Miniature papyrus
Majesty Palm, Miniature Majesty Palm, Sihara Palm
In Hindi
dwarf papyrus
Majesty Palm
In German
Zwerg Papyrus
Majesty Palm
In French
papyrus nain
Majesté Palm
In Spanish
papiro enano
Majestad de Palm
In Greek
νάνος πάπυρο
Majesty Palm
In Portuguese
papiro anão
majestade da palma
In Polish
krasnolud papirus
Majesty Palm
In Latin
P. papyrus
Caesar Palmarum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Arecales
Family
Cyperaceae
Arecaceae
Genus
Cyperus
Ravenea
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
7002
1
27800
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