Botanical Name: Common Names:
Cyperus involucratus Umbrella Plant,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Grasses, Strappy & Tufting, Palms, Ferns & Tropical, Water Plants Clumping, Tufting
Description:
False Papyrus is an exotic evergreen perennial aquatic grass with a clumping, tufting habit. Flowers are insignificant, with foliage forming umbrella-like whorls of slender green stems. Commonly used in water gardens, ponds, and wetland plantings, it is suited to tropical landscapes and areas with consistently moist soil. It can also be grown in containers placed in shallow water. Grows to approx. 1m H x 1m W.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
60cm-1m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Clay, Loam, Sandy