What is
Life Span
Perennial
Type
Sedge or Rush
Origin
World/Pandemic
Types
Papyrus
Number of Varieties
15
Rank: 97 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
Grassland, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-11
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-7
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 16, 17, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Information
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
25.40 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green, Brown
Flower Color Modifier
-
Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Thorns
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No - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !
Season
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
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33% - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !
Tolerances
Drought
Care
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Bulbs, Divison, Rhizome division, Tubers
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not let dry out between waterings, Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
-
Fertilizers
can go long without fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Facts
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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13% - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !
Edible Fruit
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No - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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No - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Fruit
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No - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Leaf
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No - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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No - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !
Showy Foliage
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80% - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants
Showy Bark
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No - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !
Foliage Texture
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Evergreen
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No - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !
Invasive
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
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67% - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies, Flying insects
Allergy
Itchiness, Skin rash
Benefits
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bog Garden, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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33% - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Other Uses
Container, Decoration Purposes, Florist trade and landscaping, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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47% - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Tropical, Water Gardens
Scientific Name
Botanical Name
Cyperus papyrus
Common Name
Dwarf papyrus, Miniature papyrus
In Hindi
dwarf papyrus
In German
Zwerg Papyrus
In French
papyrus nain
In Spanish
papiro enano
In Greek
νάνος πάπυρο
In Portuguese
papiro anão
In Polish
krasnolud papirus
In Latin
P. papyrus
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Cyperus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
700
Rank: 36 (Overall)
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27800
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