Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Sedge or Rush
Ornamental Plants, Shrubs
Origin
World/Pandemic
Eastern Europe, Western Asia
Types
Cyperus esculentus
Kochia Indica, Neokochia californica
Number of Varieties
9140
0
40000
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Habitat
Wild
gardens, Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-123-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
12 - 1
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
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
Habit
Mat-forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm120.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Gold, Bronze, Tan
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Dark Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Yellow green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Yellow green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green
Gray Green, Burgundy, Crimson
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Yellow green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
V-Shaped
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Summer
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
creeping rhizomes, Seedlings, Tubers
Stem Cutting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires consistently moist soil
occasional watering once established, Requires consistently moist soil
In Summer
Lots of watering
Moderate
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Loamy, Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Bright direct sunlight
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove dead branches
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Rust
Aphids, Mosquito
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Heat Tolerance, Humidity
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Pigs
Butterflies, Leaf Hoppers
Allergy
Oral Allergy
Eye irritation, Respiratory problems
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Protects from sun damage
For treating wrinkles, Making cosmetics, Removes dandruff, Skin cleanser
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Provides ground cover
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Aphrodisiac, Digestive, Diuretic, Tonic
Diabetes, Hypotensive, Obesity
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Leaves
Other Uses
For making oil, used for weaving hats
Cattle Fodder, Sauces, Traditional medicine, Used for fragrance, Wood log is used in making fences
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Groundcover
Botanical Name
CYPERUS esculentus
BASSIA scoparia
Common Name
Nut Sedge,chufa sedge, nut grass, yellow nutsedge
Burningbush, Kochia
In Hindi
अखरोट सेज
Bassia scoparia
In German
Nuss -Segge
Besen-Radmelde
In French
souchet
Bassia scoparia
In Spanish
tuerca de la juncia
Kochia scoparia
In Greek
καρύδι σπαθόχορτο
Bassia scoparia
In Portuguese
Nut Sedge
Bassia scoparia
In Polish
nakrętka turzyca
Mietelnik żakula
In Latin
nut Sedge
Bassia scoparia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Caryophyllales
Family
Cyperaceae
Chenopodiaceae
Genus
Cyperus
Bassia
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Cypereae
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Subfamily
-
Camphorosmoideae
Number of Species
1054
1
27800
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