Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Mexico, Central America
Japan
Types
Mexican potato,Mexican yam bean
Papyrus, Cyperus alternifolius
Number of Varieties
-15
0
40000
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Habitat
agricultural areas, Moist Soils, Wet ground
ditches, Marshy ground
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-155-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
8-4
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm610.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
50.00 cm460.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Lavender
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Tan
Red orange
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Dark Green, Bronze
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Umbrella Like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Dry soil, Shallow soil
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Pot
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Rooted stem cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist
Plant grows in water
In Summer
Average Water
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Moderate
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut out old leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Beetles, Leaf spot, Red blotch
Fungal Diseases
Plant Tolerance
Shade areas, Shallow soil
Drought
Flowers
Showy
-
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
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Mice
Hummingbirds
Allergy
Irritation to stomach, Itchiness
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
Improve skin tone
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Soil protection
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cold, Fever, Inflammation
Tonic
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs, Root
Root
Other Uses
Used As Food
Basketary, Used in paper industry, Weaving into Mats and Bags
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
PACHYRHIZUS erosus
Cyperus alternifolius
Common Name
Mexican Yam bean
Galingale,Umbrella Palm
In Hindi
Pachyrhizus erosus
mbrella Palm
In German
Yambohne
Cyperus alternifolius
In French
Kłębian kątowaty
Cyperus alternifolius
In Spanish
Pachyrhizus erosus
Cyperus alternifolius
In Greek
Pachyrhizus erosus
Umbrella Palm
In Portuguese
Pachyrhizus erosus
Umbrella Palm
In Polish
Pachyrhizus erosus
Cibora zmienna
In Latin
Pachyrhizus erosus
Umbrella Palm
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
Class
Eudicotyledones
Liliopsida
Order
Fabales
Cyperales
Family
Fabaceae
Sciadopityaceae
Genus
Pachyrhizus
Cyperus
Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
1009
1
27800
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