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Cyperus alternifolius (Umbrella Papyrus, Umbrella Plant)

Umbrella plant is a favorite element in tropical or subtropical pond-  side gardens. Upright, evergreen perennial is native to Madagascar. The plant produces light green leaves where the leaflets are growing from the same spot . The pale brown flowers appear in the mid summer. Plant it in full sun or partial shade. It is adapted to wet or moist soil . Light frost will kill the plants. 

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  • Botanical Description
  • Horticulture Management
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  • French Name: Papyrus à feuilles alternes, Plante ombelle

  • Plant type: Groundcover

  • Origin: Madgascar

  • Heat Zones: 7 to 16

    Hardiness Zones: 9 to 13

  • Uses: Mass Planting, Container, Cut Flowers / Arrangements, Ground cover

  • Size/Shape

    Growth Rate: Fast

    Tree Shape: Upright

    Height at Maturity: 0.5 to 1 m

    Spread at Maturity: Less than 50 cm

    Time to Ultimate Height: 1 to 2 Years

  • Notes

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  • By Piotrus (Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk) (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

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  • Foliage

    Leaf Arrangement : Spiral

    Leaf Venation: Parallel

    Leaf Persistance: Evergreen

    Leaf Type: Simple

    Leaf Blade: 5 - 10 cm

    Leaf Shape: Linear

    Leaf Margins: Entire

    Leaf Texture: Coarse

    Leaf Scent: No Fragance

    Color(growing season): Green

    Color(changing season): Green

  • Flower

    Flower Showiness: No

    Flower Size Range: 0 - 1.5

    Flower Type: Panicle

    Flower Sexuality: Monoecious (Bisexual)

    Flower Scent: No Fragance

    Flower Color: Green

    Seasons: Summer

  • Trunk

  • Fruit

    Fruit Type: Caryopsis/Grain

    Fruit Showiness: No

    Fruit Size Range: 1.5 - 3

    Fruit Color: Brown

    Seasons: Summer

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  • By Piotrus (Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk) (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

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  • Tolerance

    Frost Tolerant: Yes

    Heat Tolerance: Yes

    Drought Tolerance: No

  • Requirements

    Soil Requirements: Clay, Loam, Sand

    Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral

    Water Requirements: Moderate

    Light Requirements: Part, Shade

  • Management

    Toxicity: No

    Invasive Potential: Yes

    Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: No

    Pruning Requirements: No pruning at all

    Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: No

    Surface Rooting: No

    Life Span: Less than 25

    Edible Parts: None

    Plant Propagation: Division

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