Cyperus papyrus | Papyrus, Egyptian Paper Reed | Grass
Cyperus papyrus belongs to the plant family CYPERACE and Genus Cyperus This Grass prefers Moist to wet soil , a pH which can apply to most normal garden soil conditions, . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Various
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Cyperus papyrus does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Cyperus papyrus so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Cyperus papyrus papyrus,Egyptian paper reed is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
This somewhat tender plant can only survive cold winter nights that dip to 30 Fahrenheit. It likes moist to wet soils. This is an ornamental grass appropriate for gardens.
Cyperus papyrus will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 3 and10 years.
Cyperus papyrus is a perennial.
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 10' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
"The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants", Andrew Chevallier, DK Publishing, New York, 1996.
Cyperus rotundus Nutgrass Sedge Grass
"Xeriscape Gardening: Water Conservation for the American Landscape", Connie Lockhart Ellefson, Thomas L. Stephens, and Douglas Welsh, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, 1992.