Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Sedge or Rush
Fruit
Origin
World/Pandemic
Northern Africa, Central Asia, Western Asia
Types
Cyperus esculentus
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Number of Varieties
91
0
40000
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Habitat
Wild
Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-125-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
8-5
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
2b, 3b, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21
Habit
Mat-forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm460.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm460.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Gold, Bronze, Tan
White, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Dark Brown
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Yellow green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Yellow green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green
Light Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Yellow green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
V-Shaped
Elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
creeping rhizomes, Seedlings, Tubers
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires consistently moist soil
Requires a lot of watering
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
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut leaves after fall, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads, Remove hanging branches
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Rust
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Pigs
-
Allergy
Oral Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Protects from sun damage
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Aphrodisiac, Digestive, Diuretic, Tonic
constipation, Cough, Respiratory Disorders
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Fruits
Other Uses
For making oil, used for weaving hats
Oil is used for aromatherapy
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Fruit / Fruit Tree
Botanical Name
CYPERUS esculentus
PRUNUS dulcis 'Carmel'
Common Name
Nut Sedge,chufa sedge, nut grass, yellow nutsedge
Almond
In Hindi
अखरोट सेज
बादाम
In German
Nuss -Segge
Mandel
In French
souchet
Amande
In Spanish
tuerca de la juncia
Almendra
In Greek
καρύδι σπαθόχορτο
Αμύγδαλο
In Portuguese
Nut Sedge
Amêndoa
In Polish
nakrętka turzyca
Migdałowy
In Latin
nut Sedge
amygdalus, impinguabitur locusta
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Rosales
Family
Cyperaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Cyperus
Prunus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Cypereae
-
Subfamily
-
Rosoideae
Number of Species
10550
1
27800
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