Life Span
Perennial
Type
Sedge or Rush
Origin
World/Pandemic
Types
Cyperus esculentus
Number of Varieties
9
0
40000
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Habitat
Wild
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
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
Habit
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Gold, Bronze, Tan
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Dark Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Yellow green
Shape
Leaf Shape
V-Shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
No - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !
Plant Season
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Bloom Time
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
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33% - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !
Tolerances
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
How to Plant?
creeping rhizomes, Seedlings, Tubers
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires consistently moist soil
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
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Rust
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
13% - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
No - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
No - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
No - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
No - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
No - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
80% - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants
Showy Bark
✔
✘
No - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !
Foliage Texture
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
No - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !
Invasive
✔
✘
22% - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
67% - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
Pigs
Allergy
Oral Allergy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Protects from sun damage
Edible Uses
✔
✘
33% - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Aphrodisiac, Digestive, Diuretic, Tonic
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Other Uses
For making oil, used for weaving hats
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
47% - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
All - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
-
Botanical Name
CYPERUS esculentus
Common Name
Nut Sedge,chufa sedge, nut grass, yellow nutsedge
In Hindi
अखरोट सेज
In German
Nuss -Segge
In French
souchet
In Spanish
tuerca de la juncia
In Greek
καρύδι σπαθόχορτο
In Portuguese
Nut Sedge
In Polish
nakrętka turzyca
In Latin
nut Sedge
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Cyperus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Cypereae
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
105
1
27800
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