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Cyperus albosanguineus

Cyperus albosanguineus is a tropical African sedge, a grass-like perennial native to central and eastern Africa, with limited cultivation information. It is grown mainly by specialist collectors and botanic gardens rather than widely as a garden plant.

Family
Cyperaceae (Cyper family)
Grows as
Grass
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during the growing season and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Free-draining, moisture-retentive mix such as loam with added organic matter or peat-based compost.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
South Sudan to E. Trop. Africa
Climate
temperate

About

Cyperus albosanguineus is a species of sedge that is native to an area of tropical central and eastern Africa.

The species was first formally described by the botanist Georg Kükenthal in 1936.

Other Cyperus plants

Cyperus absconditicoronatus · Cyperus acholiensis · Tapertip flatsedge · Cyperus afroalpinus · Cyperus afrodunensis · Cyperus afromontanus · Cyperus afrovaricus · Inflatedscale flatsedge · Cyperus ajax · Cyperus alaticaulis · Cyperus albopilosus · Cyperus albopurpureus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cyperus albosanguineus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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