1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Sedge or Rush
Sedge or Rush
1.3 Origin
Hybrid origin
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Africa, Asia
1.4 Types
Mexican Papyrus, Dwarf Papyrus, Giant Papyrus
austrocalifornicus , effusus , laxus , pacificus , solutus
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
2.2 Habitat
Moist Soils, tropical environments, Tropical regions, Wet ground, Wet lands
All sorts of environments, Banks, ditches, marshes, Shores of rivers or lakes
2.3 USDA Hardiness Zone
2.4 AHS Heat Zone
2.5 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, 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
2.6 Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
3 Information
3.1 Plant Size
3.1.1 Minimum Height
45.70 cm45.70 cm
0.54
3900
5.4.3 Minimum Width
9.6 Plant Color
9.6.1 Flower Color
9.7.1 Flower Color Modifier
9.9.1 Fruit Color
9.9.2 Leaf Color in Spring
9.10.1 Leaf Color in Summer
9.11.1 Leaf Color in Fall
9.11.2 Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Green, Tan, Sandy Brown
9.12 Shape
9.12.1 Leaf Shape
Grass like
Long hair-like leaves
9.13 Thorns
10 Season
10.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
10.2 Growing Conditions
10.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
10.2.2 Growth Rate
10.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
10.2.4 The pH of Soil
10.2.5 Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Poorly Drained
10.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
10.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
10.3 Tolerances
11 Care
11.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
11.2 How to Plant?
Stem Planting
Divison, reseeds
11.3 Plant Maintenance
11.4 Watering Plants
11.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering
Does not require regular watering
11.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
11.4.3 In Spring
11.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
11.5 Soil
11.5.1 Soil pH
11.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
11.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Poorly Drained
11.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
11.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
11.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
11.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Free of serious pests and diseases
11.10 Plant Tolerance
12 Facts
12.1 Flowers
12.1.1 Flower Petal Number
12.2 Fruits
12.2.1 Showy Fruit
12.2.2 Edible Fruit
12.3 Fragrance
12.3.1 Fragrant Flower
12.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
12.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
12.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
12.4 Showy Foliage
12.5 Showy Bark
12.6 Foliage Texture
12.7 Foliage Sheen
12.8 Evergreen
12.9 Invasive
12.10 Self-Sowing
12.11 Attracts
Flying insects, Hummingbirds
Bumblebees, Flying insects
12.12 Allergy
13 Benefits
13.1 Uses
13.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Informal Hedge, Woodland margins
13.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
13.1.3 Edible Uses
13.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
13.2 Plant Benefits
13.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Cancer, Heals minor burns, Wounds
No Medicinal Use
13.2.2 Part of Plant Used
13.2.3 Other Uses
Constructing Boats, Used as fuel, Used in paper industry
woven into the covering of tatami mats
13.3 Used As Indoor Plant
13.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
13.5 Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Water Gardens
Bog Garden, Container, Mixed Border, Water Gardens
14 Scientific Name
14.1 Botanical Name
CYPERUS 'Wild Spike'
JUNCUS effusus
14.2 Common Name
Papyrus, Wild Spike Cyperus
Soft Rush
14.2.1 In Hindi
14.2.2 In German
Papyrus-Pflanze
Soft Rush
14.2.3 In French
14.2.4 In Spanish
planta del papiro
Soft Rush
14.2.5 In Greek
14.2.6 In Portuguese
planta do papiro
Soft Rush
14.2.7 In Polish
14.2.8 In Latin
15 Classification
15.1 Kingdom
15.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
15.3 Class
Agaricomycetes
Liliopsida
15.4 Order
15.5 Family
15.6 Genus
15.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
15.8 Tribe
15.9 Subfamily
Cyperoideae
Not Available
15.10 Number of Species