Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Sedge or Rush
Origin
Southwestern United States, Texas, Mexico
World/Pandemic
Types
Nassella tenuissima
Papyrus
Number of Varieties
1515
0
40000
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Habitat
driveways, open Woodlands, Roadsides, Rocky areas, Slopes, tree wells
Grassland, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-107-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
11 - 4
12-7
Sunset Zone
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 16, 17, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
50.80 cm20.30 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
55.90 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Green, Brown
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green, Tan
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Yellow green, Gold, Tan
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Bulbs, Divison, Rhizome division, Tubers
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Do not let dry out between waterings, Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Requires little pruning
-
Fertilizers
Apply 12-6-6 fertilizer
can go long without fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
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
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds, Butterflies, Flying insects
Allergy
-
Itchiness, Skin rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, small hedge
Beautification, Bog Garden, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
-
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Container, Decoration Purposes, Florist trade and landscaping, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Container, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Bog Garden, Container, Tropical, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
NASSELLA tenuissima
Cyperus papyrus
Common Name
Finestem Needlegrass, Mexican Feather Grass
Dwarf papyrus, Miniature papyrus
In Hindi
Mexican Feather Grass
dwarf papyrus
In German
Mexikanische Federgras
Zwerg Papyrus
In French
Mexicaine Herbe Feather
papyrus nain
In Spanish
Pluma hierba mexicana
papiro enano
In Greek
Μεξικού Αστραπή Grass
νάνος πάπυρο
In Portuguese
Mexican Pena Relva
papiro anão
In Polish
Mexican Feather trawy
krasnolud papirus
In Latin
Mexicanus Pluma Grass
P. papyrus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Cyperaceae
Genus
Nassella
Cyperus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Stipeae
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
116700
1
27800
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