1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
1.1 Type
Sedge or Rush
Sedge or Rush
1.3 Origin
Hybrid origin
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Africa, Asia
1.5 Types
Mexican Papyrus, Dwarf Papyrus, Giant Papyrus
austrocalifornicus , effusus , laxus , pacificus , solutus
1.6.1 Number of Varieties
1.8 Habitat
Moist Soils, tropical environments, Tropical regions, Wet ground, Wet lands
All sorts of environments, Banks, ditches, marshes, Shores of rivers or lakes
1.9 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.12 AHS Heat Zone
1.14 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
1.15 Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
45.70 cm45.70 cm
0.54
3900
3.1.2 Minimum Width
3.2 Plant Color
3.2.1 Flower Color
3.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
3.3.2 Fruit Color
3.3.4 Leaf Color in Spring
3.3.6 Leaf Color in Summer
3.3.8 Leaf Color in Fall
3.3.9 Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Green, Tan, Sandy Brown
3.4 Shape
3.4.2 Leaf Shape
Grass like
Long hair-like leaves
3.5 Thorns
4 Season
4.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
4.3 Growing Conditions
4.3.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
5.1.1 Growth Rate
5.2.2 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
5.2.4 The pH of Soil
5.2.6 Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Poorly Drained
5.2.8 Bloom Time
Summer
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
5.2.10 Repeat Bloomer
5.3 Tolerances
6 Care
6.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
6.2 How to Plant?
Stem Planting
Divison, reseeds
6.4 Plant Maintenance
6.5 Watering Plants
6.5.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering
Does not require regular watering
6.5.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
7.1.1 In Spring
7.2.1 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
7.4 Soil
7.4.1 Soil pH
7.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
7.5.4 Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Poorly Drained
7.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
7.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
7.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
7.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Free of serious pests and diseases
7.11 Plant Tolerance
8 Facts
8.1 Flowers
8.2.1 Flower Petal Number
8.4 Fruits
8.4.1 Showy Fruit
8.5.1 Edible Fruit
8.7 Fragrance
8.8.1 Fragrant Flower
9.1.1 Fragrant Fruit
9.1.3 Fragrant Leaf
9.1.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
9.3 Showy Foliage
9.4 Showy Bark
9.6 Foliage Texture
9.7 Foliage Sheen
9.8 Evergreen
9.10 Invasive
9.12 Self-Sowing
9.14 Attracts
Flying insects, Hummingbirds
Bumblebees, Flying insects
9.16 Allergy
10 Benefits
10.1 Uses
10.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Informal Hedge, Woodland margins
10.2.1 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
10.3.1 Edible Uses
10.4.1 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
10.6 Plant Benefits
10.6.1 Medicinal Uses
Cancer, Heals minor burns, Wounds
No Medicinal Use
10.7.1 Part of Plant Used
11.1.2 Other Uses
Constructing Boats, Used as fuel, Used in paper industry
woven into the covering of tatami mats
11.2 Used As Indoor Plant
11.3 Used As Outdoor Plant
11.4 Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Water Gardens
Bog Garden, Container, Mixed Border, Water Gardens
12 Scientific Name
12.1 Botanical Name
CYPERUS 'Wild Spike'
JUNCUS effusus
12.2 Common Name
Papyrus, Wild Spike Cyperus
Soft Rush
12.2.2 In Hindi
12.3.1 In German
Papyrus-Pflanze
Soft Rush
12.4.1 In French
12.5.1 In Spanish
planta del papiro
Soft Rush
12.5.2 In Greek
13.1.1 In Portuguese
planta do papiro
Soft Rush
13.2.1 In Polish
13.2.3 In Latin
14 Classification
14.1 Kingdom
14.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
14.3 Class
Agaricomycetes
Liliopsida
14.4 Order
14.5 Family
15.2 Genus
15.4 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
15.6 Tribe
15.8 Subfamily
Cyperoideae
Not Available
15.10 Number of Species