1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Sedge or Rush
1.3 Origin
World/Pandemic
1.4 Types
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
Not Available
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40000
1.5 Habitat
Wild
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
5-12
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99
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-1
1.8 Sunset Zone
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
1.9 Habit
Mat-forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
30.00 cm
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0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
Not Available
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0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Orange, Gold, Bronze, Tan
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Dark Brown
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Yellow green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Yellow green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Yellow green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
V-Shaped
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Not Available
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Very Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Average
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
creeping rhizomes, Seedlings, Tubers
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires consistently moist soil
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Rust
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Insignificant
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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No - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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80% - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !
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5.5 Showy Bark
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No - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Fine
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Not Available
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
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22% - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !
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5.10 Self-Sowing
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5.11 Attracts
Pigs
5.12 Allergy
Oral Allergy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Protects from sun damage
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Aphrodisiac, Digestive, Diuretic, Tonic
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Fruits
6.2.3 Other Uses
For making oil, used for weaving hats
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Not Available
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
CYPERUS esculentus
7.2 Common Name
Nut Sedge,chufa sedge, nut grass, yellow nutsedge
7.2.1 In Hindi
अखरोट सेज
7.2.2 In German
Nuss -Segge
7.2.3 In French
souchet
7.2.4 In Spanish
tuerca de la juncia
7.2.5 In Greek
καρύδι σπαθόχορτο
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Nut Sedge
7.2.7 In Polish
nakrętka turzyca
7.2.8 In Latin
nut Sedge
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Liliopsida
8.4 Order
Poales
8.5 Family
Cyperaceae
8.6 Genus
Cyperus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Cypereae
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
1
27800