1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Perennial
1.2 Type
Sedge or Rush
1.3 Origin
Madagascar
1.4 Types
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
Not Available
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40000
1.5 Habitat
Temperate Regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
8-11
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99
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-7
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
45.70 cm
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3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
45.70 cm
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0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow green, Brown
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Subulate
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Cuttings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
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
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
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
Red spider mite, Spider mites
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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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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5.6 Foliage Texture
Medium
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Glossy
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
Sometimes
5.10 Self-Sowing
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5.11 Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
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
Antibacterial, Antifungal
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Root
6.2.3 Other Uses
Not Available
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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47% - Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Cyperus Alternifolius
7.2 Common Name
Umbrella Papyrus, Umbrella Sedge, Umbrella Palm, Umbrella Plant
7.2.1 In Hindi
Umbrella Plant
7.2.2 In German
Dach-Anlage
7.2.3 In French
Parapluie Plante
7.2.4 In Spanish
Umbrella Plant
7.2.5 In Greek
ομπρέλα φυτών
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Planta do guarda-chuva
7.2.7 In Polish
parasol roślin
7.2.8 In Latin
O Planta
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
Cyperoideae
8.10 Number of Species