Cyperus Longus
Sweet Galingale
This plant thrives as an aquatic marginal, or in a bog garden, or submerged up to 15 cm.in a pond. It is a tall plant,with triangular stems, each terminating in a red-brown inflorescence.
Contributed by @tash74
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Full sun to partial shade
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Frequent watering
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Not Frost hardy
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Moist and rich
Common name
Sweet Galingale
Latin name
Cyperus Longus
type
aquatic marginal perennial
family
Cyperaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Moist and rich
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Water
Frequent watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.75 M
1.50 M
Cyperus Longus
This plant thrives as an aquatic marginal, or in a bog garden, or submerged up to 15 cm.in a pond. It is a tall plant,with triangular stems, each terminating in a red-brown inflorescence.
Flowering Season
From Early Summer TO Late Summer
Red/brown clusters in summer.
Planting Outdoors
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
In mid-spring set out container grown plants in boggy soil.
tash74
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