Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Sedge or Rush
Grass
Origin
World/Pandemic
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
Types
Cyperus esculentus
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Number of Varieties
95
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40000
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Habitat
Wild
meadows, Pastures, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-12-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
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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
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Habit
Mat-forming
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm40.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Gold, Bronze, Tan
Yellow Brown
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Dark Brown
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Yellow green
Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Yellow green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Yellow green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
V-Shaped
Oblong
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Deer resistant, Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
creeping rhizomes, Seedlings, Tubers
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires consistently moist soil
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
In Summer
Lots of watering
Less Watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Lots of watering
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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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
No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
avoid high rate of nitrogen in spring, Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Rust
Fungal Diseases, Head smut, Leaf rust, Stem rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Deer resistant, Drought, Salt
Flowers
Insignificant
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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
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Pigs
Bees, Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
Oral Allergy
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Protects from sun damage
Improve skin condition
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Erosion control, Food for animals, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Aphrodisiac, Digestive, Diuretic, Tonic
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Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Seeds
Other Uses
For making oil, used for weaving hats
Food for animals
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
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Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
Botanical Name
CYPERUS esculentus
Hordeum brachyantherum
Common Name
Nut Sedge,chufa sedge, nut grass, yellow nutsedge
Meadow Barley
In Hindi
अखरोट सेज
meadow barley
In German
Nuss -Segge
Wiese Gerste
In French
souchet
orge prairie
In Spanish
tuerca de la juncia
cebada prado
In Greek
καρύδι σπαθόχορτο
λιβάδι κριθάρι
In Portuguese
Nut Sedge
cevada prado
In Polish
nakrętka turzyca
łąka jęczmienia
In Latin
nut Sedge
pratum hordei
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Cyperales
Family
Cyperaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Cyperus
Hordeum
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Cypereae
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
10510
1
27800
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