1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Sedge or Rush
Sedge or Rush
1.3 Origin
Africa
Northeastern United States, Western Europe
1.4 Types
C. papyrus, C. papyrus 'Nanus
Not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.13 Habitat
Lakes, Shores of rivers or lakes, sluggish streams and rivers, Swamps
Grassland, moorlands
1.14 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.15 AHS Heat Zone
1.16 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 16, 17, 23, 24
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.17 Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
60.00 cm15.20 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
60.00 cm15.20 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Light Green
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Grass like
Long hair-like leaves
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering
Average Water Needs
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
fungus
Aphids, Brown Spots, Galls
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Flying insects, Hummingbirds
Wildlife
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Cancer, Heals minor burns, Wounds
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Constructing Boats, Used as fuel, Used in paper industry
Used for Landscaping
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Water Gardens
Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
CYPERUS 'Wild Spike'
CAREX flacca
7.2 Common Name
Papyrus, Wild Spike Cyperus
blue sedge, gray carex, glaucous sedge, carnation-grass
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
ägyptischen Papyrus-Pflanze
Blau-Segge
7.2.3 In French
Papyrus égyptien
Bleu carex
7.2.4 In Spanish
Papiro egipcio
azul de la juncia
7.2.5 In Greek
αιγυπτιακό πάπυρο
μπλε σπαθόχορτο
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Papiro egípcio
azul Sedge
7.2.7 In Polish
Papiro egipcio
niebieski turzyca
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Agaricomycetes
Liliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Cyperoideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species