What is
Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Palm or Cycad
Sedge or Rush
Origin
South America, Argentina, Brazil
World/Pandemic
Types
Not Available
Not available
Number of Varieties
NANA
0
40000
👆🏻
Habitat
Forest edges
Grassland, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-157-11
0
99
👆🏻
AHS Heat Zone
12-6
12-7
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
H1, H2, 16, 17, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Spreading
Information
Plant Size
Minimum Height
213.00 cm20.30 cm
0.54
3900
👆🏻
Minimum Width
610.00 cm25.40 cm
0.1
6350
👆🏻
Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Ivory
Green, Brown
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Not Available
Fruit Color
Orange
Not Available
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Not Available
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Season
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Summer
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Care
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Bulbs, Divison, Rhizome division, Tubers
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water twice a day in the initial period
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
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Not Available
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize before watering, fertilize in growing season
can go long without fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Fungal Diseases
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Wet Site
Drought
Facts
Flowers
Showy
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
Bold
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Birds, Butterflies, Flying insects
Allergy
Asthma
Itchiness, Skin rash
Benefits
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Not Available
Beautification, Bog Garden, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Not Available
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves
Not Available
Other Uses
Cattle Fodder
Container, Decoration Purposes, Florist trade and landscaping, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Street Trees, Tropical
Bog Garden, Container, Tropical, Water Gardens
Scientific Name
Botanical Name
SYAGRUS romanzoffiana
Cyperus papyrus
Common Name
Queen Palm
Dwarf papyrus, Miniature papyrus
In Hindi
queen palm
dwarf papyrus
In German
Königin palme
Zwerg Papyrus
In French
reine palme
papyrus nain
In Spanish
palma reina
papiro enano
In Greek
βασίλισσα φοίνικες
νάνος πάπυρο
In Portuguese
palm rainha
papiro anão
In Polish
królowa palmowy
krasnolud papirus
In Latin
regina palmarum
P. papyrus
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Arecales
Poales
Family
Arecaceae
Cyperaceae
Genus
Syagrus
Cyperus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Cocoeae
Not Available
Subfamily
Arecoideae
Not Available
Number of Species
61700
1
27800
👆🏻