Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Sedge or Rush
Origin
United States, Canada
World/Pandemic
Types
-
Papyrus
Number of Varieties
1015
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Dappled Shade, Woodland Garden Canopy, Woodlands
Grassland, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-97-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
12-7
Sunset Zone
-
H1, H2, 16, 17, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm20.30 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Green, Light Pink
Green, Brown
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
Dark Purple
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Burgundy
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Obtuse
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Bulbs, Divison, Rhizome division, Tubers
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Do not let dry out between waterings, Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune in summer, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
-
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Cadmium fertilizer
can go long without fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Mosaic viruses, Yellow Leaves
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
Coarse
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Small mammals
Birds, Butterflies, Flying insects
Allergy
Abdominal pain, allergic reaction, cramps, Diarrhea, Nausea, Spasms, Toxic, Toxic if not prepared properly, Vomiting
Itchiness, Skin rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden
Beautification, Bog Garden, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Food for birds
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anodyne, anti-inflammatory, Antirheumatic, Arthritis, Curing mumps and measles, Homeopathy
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves
-
Other Uses
Used as an insecticide, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for making soaps, Used in making blue ink
Container, Decoration Purposes, Florist trade and landscaping, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Wildflower
Bog Garden, Container, Tropical, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
PHYTOLACCA americana
Cyperus papyrus
Common Name
American Pokeweed, Inkberry, Pokeberry
Dwarf papyrus, Miniature papyrus
In Hindi
POKEBERRY
dwarf papyrus
In German
Kermesbeere
Zwerg Papyrus
In French
POKEBERRY
papyrus nain
In Spanish
Pokeberry
papiro enano
In Greek
POKEBERRY
νάνος πάπυρο
In Portuguese
POKEBERRY
papiro anão
In Polish
alkiermes
krasnolud papirus
In Latin
pokeberry
P. papyrus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Poales
Family
Phytolaccaceae
Cyperaceae
Genus
Phytolacca
Cyperus
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
35700
1
27800
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