Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Vegetable
Origin
Japan
South America, Chile
Types
Papyrus, Cyperus alternifolius
Melody, King Edward potato, Kennebec
Number of Varieties
154000
0
40000
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Habitat
ditches, Marshy ground
Cold Regions, Tropical regions, Wet ground, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-8-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-4
12-3
Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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
Habit
Pyramidal
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm91.44 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
460.00 cm60.96 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Blue, Purple, Red, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red orange
Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green, Bronze
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Umbrella Like
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loose, Well drained
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Rooted stem cutting
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water daily during growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Cut out old leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
15-15-15 amounts
Pests and Diseases
Fungal Diseases
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Beetles, Bugs, Early/Late Blight, Insects
Allergy
-
Abdominal pain, Asthma, Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Eczema, Nausea, Runny nose, Sore Throat, Swelling, Throat itching, Tight chest, Urticaria, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
For treating wrinkles, Good for skin and hair, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing, Treatment of Dark Spots
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Tonic
Bone strength, Cancer, Diarrhea, Digestion problems, High blood pressure, Improve heart health, Inflammation, Kidney Stones, Metabolism, Rheumatism, Weight management and satiety
Part of Plant Used
Root
Fruits
Other Uses
Basketary, Used in paper industry, Weaving into Mats and Bags
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Botanical Name
Cyperus alternifolius
SOLANUM tuberosum
Common Name
Galingale,Umbrella Palm
Potato, Tater, Spud, Tuber
In Hindi
mbrella Palm
आलू
In German
Cyperus alternifolius
Kartoffel
In French
Cyperus alternifolius
Pomme de terre
In Spanish
Cyperus alternifolius
Patata
In Greek
Umbrella Palm
Πατάτα
In Portuguese
Umbrella Palm
Batata
In Polish
Cibora zmienna
Ziemniak
In Latin
Umbrella Palm
SOLANUM TUBEROSUM
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Anthophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Solanales
Family
Sciadopityaceae
Solanaceae
Genus
Cyperus
Solanum
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Asterids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
91400
1
27800
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