Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Sedge or Rush
Tree
Origin
World/Pandemic
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Types
Cyperus esculentus
Prunus x yedoensis
Number of Varieties
912
0
40000
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Habitat
Wild
-
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-125-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
8-3
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
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Habit
Mat-forming
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm610.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm610.00 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
Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Yellow green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Yellow green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green
Yellow, Orange, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Yellow green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
V-Shaped
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, 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
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
Early Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
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
Do Not over Water
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
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Rust
Bacterial Diseases, Chewing and Boring Insects, Fungal Diseases, Sap-Sucking Insects
Plant Tolerance
Drought
-
Flowers
Insignificant
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Pigs
Birds
Allergy
Oral Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Protects from sun damage
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Shadow Tree, Soil protection
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Aphrodisiac, Digestive, Diuretic, Tonic
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Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Whole plant
Other Uses
For making oil, used for weaving hats
Grown for shade, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Botanical Name
CYPERUS esculentus
PRUNUS x yedoensis
Common Name
Nut Sedge,chufa sedge, nut grass, yellow nutsedge
Yoshino Cherry
In Hindi
अखरोट सेज
योशिनो चेरी
In German
Nuss -Segge
Yoshino-Kirsche
In French
souchet
cerise Yoshino
In Spanish
tuerca de la juncia
Yoshino cerezo
In Greek
καρύδι σπαθόχορτο
Yoshino κεράσι
In Portuguese
Nut Sedge
Yoshino cereja
In Polish
nakrętka turzyca
Yoshino wiśniowe
In Latin
nut Sedge
Yoshino Cherry
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Liliopsida
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Order
Poales
Rosales
Family
Cyperaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Cyperus
Prunus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Cypereae
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Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
10550
1
27800
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