1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.4 Origin
1.6 Types
not available
C. papyrus, C. papyrus 'Nanus
1.7.1 Number of Varieties
3.2 Habitat
Grassland
Lakes, Shores of rivers or lakes, sluggish streams and rivers, Swamps
3.3 USDA Hardiness Zone
6.4 AHS Heat Zone
6.5 Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 16, 17, 23, 24
6.7 Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
7 Information
7.1 Plant Size
7.2.1 Minimum Height
30.50 cm60.00 cm
0.54
3900
3.15.2 Minimum Width
30.50 cm60.00 cm
0.1
6350
8.3 Plant Color
8.3.1 Flower Color
8.3.3 Flower Color Modifier
8.3.6 Fruit Color
8.3.8 Leaf Color in Spring
Purple, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
8.3.10 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Light Green
8.3.12 Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
8.3.14 Leaf Color in Winter
9.2 Shape
9.2.1 Leaf Shape
9.4 Thorns
10 Season
10.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
10.2 Growing Conditions
10.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
10.3.1 Growth Rate
10.4.1 Type of Soil
10.4.2 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
10.5.1 Soil Drainage
10.6.1 Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Indeterminate
10.7.1 Repeat Bloomer
10.8 Tolerances
11 Care
11.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
11.3 How to Plant?
11.4 Plant Maintenance
11.5 Watering Plants
11.5.1 Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs, Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering
11.5.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
11.5.3 In Spring
11.5.4 In Winter
11.6 Soil
11.6.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
11.6.2 Soil Type
11.6.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
11.7 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
11.8 Pruning
Prune to control growth
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
11.9 Fertilizers
Requires high amount of nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
11.10 Pests and Diseases
11.11 Plant Tolerance
12 Facts
12.1 Flowers
12.1.1 Flower Petal Number
12.2 Fruits
12.2.1 Showy Fruit
12.2.2 Edible Fruit
12.3 Fragrance
12.3.1 Fragrant Flower
12.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
12.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
12.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
12.4 Showy Foliage
12.5 Showy Bark
12.6 Foliage Texture
12.7 Foliage Sheen
12.8 Evergreen
12.9 Invasive
12.10 Self-Sowing
12.11 Attracts
Not Available
Flying insects, Hummingbirds
12.12 Allergy
Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis
Not Available
13 Benefits
13.1 Uses
13.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Showy Purposes
13.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
13.1.3 Edible Uses
13.1.4 Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Food for insects, Wildlife
Air purification
13.2 Plant Benefits
13.2.1 Medicinal Uses
No Medicinal Use
Cancer, Heals minor burns, Wounds
13.2.2 Part of Plant Used
13.2.3 Other Uses
cultivated as pasture or hay crop, Food for animals, Food for insects
Constructing Boats, Used as fuel, Used in paper industry
13.3 Used As Indoor Plant
13.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
13.5 Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Groundcover
Bog Garden, Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Water Gardens
14 Scientific Name
14.1 Botanical Name
ALOPECURUS
CYPERUS 'Wild Spike'
14.2 Common Name
Foxtail Grass
Papyrus, Wild Spike Cyperus
14.2.1 In Hindi
Foxtail Grass
पेपिरस संयंत्र
14.2.2 In German
Foxtail Grass
ägyptischen Papyrus-Pflanze
14.2.3 In French
Foxtail Grass
Papyrus égyptien
14.2.4 In Spanish
Hierba de cola de zorra
Papiro egipcio
14.2.5 In Greek
αλωπέκουρου Grass
αιγυπτιακό πάπυρο
14.2.6 In Portuguese
grama de foxtail
Papiro egípcio
14.2.7 In Polish
14.2.8 In Latin
15 Classification
15.1 Kingdom
15.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
15.3 Class
Liliopsida
Agaricomycetes
15.4 Order
15.5 Family
15.6 Genus
15.7 Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
15.8 Tribe
15.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Cyperoideae
15.10 Number of Species