Papyrus in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Cyperus papyrus

Papyrus

Papyrus is a frost tender African native plant. It is upright and very slow growing. The stalks are tall and hollow, with thin grass type leaves growing out of the top of them. Green/brown flower clusters appear in Summer. This plant thrives as an aquatic marginal, or in a bog garden

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plant Features

Full sun to partial shade
Frequent watering
Not Frost hardy
Moist and rich

plant information

Common name

Papyrus

Latin name

Cyperus papyrus

type

aquatic marginal perennial

family

Cyperaceae

ph

5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

Light

Full sun to partial shade
Frost

Not Frost hardy

Soil

Moist and rich
Water

Frequent watering

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant
When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Papyrus is 1.70meters x 3.00meters

1.70 M 3.00 M

Cyperus papyrus

Papyrus is a frost tender African native plant. It is upright and very slow growing. The stalks are tall and hollow, with thin grass type leaves growing out of the top of them. Green/brown flower clusters appear in Summer. This plant thrives as an aquatic marginal, or in a bog garden

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.

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