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Tut grass11/25/2023 ![]() ![]() Erect triangular stems rise up from a network of short woody rhizomes. This sedge is ornamentally grown for its showy green bracts and not for its somewhat insignificant flowers and fruits. where it has escaped gardens and naturalized primarily in wet disturbed sites, water margins, ditches and swampy areas from Florida along the Gulf Coast to Texas plus Arizona, California and Hawaii. It has been introduced in many tropical, sub-tropical and warm temperate areas around the globe over time including the southern U.S. It is probably native to boggy areas and lake/stream margins in Madagascar (Malagasy Republic), but early on naturalized throughout eastern Africa. Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council has designated this plant as Category II: An invasive exotic that has not yet altered plant communities to the extent it would qualify as Category I.Ĭyperus involucrata, commonly called umbrella plant or umbrella sedge, is a rhizomatous, evergreen, densely-clumping, tender perennial sedge that typically grows to 3-6’ tall in frost free areas, but to 2-3’ tall where not winter hardy and grown as an annual. Planting in containers helps prevent some unwanted spread. It can spread aggressively by self-seeding and rhizomes. In warm frost-free climates, this sedge is weedy bordering on invasive. Rather than overwinter indoors, plants may be grown as if they were annuals by letting them die each winter and replacing them each spring. When overwintering, set the container in a saucer filled with water, and place the container and saucer near a bright sunny window. Another option is to divide plants and pot up the divisions for overwintering indoors. ![]() ![]() Containers can be brought indoors if not too large. Louis area, these plants are tender perennials that must be brought indoors in fall before first frost for overwintering in a sunroom or greenhouse. Plants may be grown in containers at the margins of water gardens, pools or ponds. Plants in Zones 8-9 will die back with frost, but may survive the winter and put out new foliage in spring if the roots remain unfrozen. Plants are tender perennials that are intolerant of frost. This is an amphibious sedge which grows well in shallow standing water. Plants tend to be more compact in sun and more open, larger-leaved and taller in shade. The stems of this papyrus were and are still used to make paper in the Middle East.Winter hardy to USDA Zones 9-12 where is easily grown in wet, boggy soils in full sun to full shade. Soon you will have a new plant to share or add to your indoor garden.Ī bit more information: There are over 500 related species and most of the Papyrus ( Cyperus) plants are native to marshes, ponds and streams. Roots and new shoots will form over the next few weeks. The leafy stem tip will be in the water or potting mix while the leafless stem points upward toward the ceiling. Cut off the top few inches of the stem and place it upside down in a glass of water or well drained potting mix. Start new plants from the tip of the stem. Keep the soil moist or set the pot in a shallow dish filled with water. Grow papyrus indoors in a bright location and a container filled with a quality potting mix. Heights vary from 18 inches to 4 feet or more. The Papyrus has long leafless stems topped by a cluster of fine leafy bracts that resemble an umbrella. The Papyrus ( Cyperus) is a versatile plant that is easy to grow and fun to propagate. It grows in water or soil, indoors or out. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that ![]()
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