Cyperus Species, Umbrella Papyrus, Umbrella Palm, Umbrella Sedge (Cyperus alternifolius subsp. flabelliformis)


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Cyperus is a bog plant, but happy in the garden with plenty of water [shown here beside a Banana tree]


Grown in a container in my water garden

Showing the seeds

Flowers.

Baby plants forming at the ends of the stems.

Dubai UAE
zone 11
March 2003

Cyperus alternifolius cuttings.

Sorry teh bad pic.

Umbrella Palm in Mixed Bed

I'm 5'4 .. and these where no where near done growing



Blooming in Sarasota, FL 2-21-04

The flowers close up
Sarasota, FL 2-21-04

A great lush marginal at the South end of our Lily pond.

This papyrus was just 3 shoots when we planted it in April. It just loves the soggy Texas clay!

This leaf rosette is 18 inches across

Umbrella Plant in my son's garden in Adelaide, South Australia, April 2003

Umbrella Plant in my son's garden in Adelaide, South Australia, April 2003


Blooming now in mid November.

Umbrella Plant, Umbrella Papyrus, Umbrella Palm (Cyperus involucratus) blooming in March.


Hilton Head Island

Umbrella plant fell after the snow fell. came back to life and reached as high as this tub.


Umbrella plant, with it's unusual blooms, will reseed itself if you allow the head to remain on the ground

The Botanical Garden of Helsinki University, GH, September, 2008.

pot inside another pot and sunk inground. So far it has been effective in controlling its growth/expansion

One pot inside another pot and sunk inground. So far, it has been effective in controlling growth/expansion

this is how it looks in the winter here 8a but it always comes back

emerging in april

Late Spring, zone 9b

Late Spring, zone 9b

Late Spring, zone 9b

Late Spring, zone 9b

in my makeshift 'pond'

Barson's Greenhouse, Westland, MI

Barson's Greenhouse, Westland, MI

Barson's Greenhouse, Westland, MI

About
Cyperus Species, Umbrella Papyrus, Umbrella Palm, Umbrella Sedge
Cyperus alternifolius subsp. flabelliformis
Type: | Tropicals and Tender Perennials |
Height: | 4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m) |
Conditions: | Zone 8-11, Sun to Partial Shade |