Life Span
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Japan
Types
Papyrus, Cyperus alternifolius
Number of Varieties
15
Rank: 97 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
ditches, Marshy ground
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-4
Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm
Rank: 53 (Overall)
0
3900
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Minimum Width
460.00 cm
Rank: 43 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red orange
Leaf Color in Spring
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
Thorns
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29% - Needled Scale Garden Plants
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
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No - Needled Scale Garden Plants has it !
Tolerances
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Pot
How to Plant?
Rooted stem cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Cut out old leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Fungal Diseases
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
-
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
49% - Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !
Edible Fruit
✔
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9% - Needled Scale Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
No - Needled Scale Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Fruit
✔
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4% - Needled Scale Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
65% - Needled Scale Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
42% - Needled Scale Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
57% - Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
✔
✘
26% - Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !
Foliage Texture
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
No - Needled Scale Garden Plants has it !
Invasive
✔
✘
No - Needled Scale Garden Plants has it !
Self-Sowing
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25% - Needled Scale Garden Plants
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
51% - Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Tonic
Part of Plant Used
Root
Other Uses
Basketary, Used in paper industry, Weaving into Mats and Bags
Used As Indoor Plant
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9% - Needled Scale Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
Cyperus alternifolius
Common Name
Galingale,Umbrella Palm
In Hindi
mbrella Palm
In German
Cyperus alternifolius
In French
Cyperus alternifolius
In Spanish
Cyperus alternifolius
In Greek
Umbrella Palm
In Portuguese
Umbrella Palm
In Polish
Cibora zmienna
In Latin
Umbrella Palm
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Family
Sciadopityaceae
Genus
Cyperus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
9
1
27800
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