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Cyperus conglomeratus

Cyperus conglomeratus is a grass-like sedge native to northern Africa, the Middle East and parts of western Asia, grown mainly as a wetland or moisture-loving ornamental. It does best with constantly moist roots and plenty of sun.

Family
Cyperaceae (Cyper family)
Grows as
Grass
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil or root zone consistently wet, or grow it in shallow standing water.
Soil
Heavy, fertile, moisture-retentive soil or a pond-edge mix.
Temperature
15–30 °C; protect below 5 °C.
How easy
Easy
Native range
N. Africa to NW. India and W. Indian Ocean
Climate
subtropical

About

Cyperus conglomeratus is a species of sedge that is native to northern Africa, the Middle East and parts of western Asia.

The species was first formally described by the botanist Christen Friis Rottbøll in 1773.

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 conglomeratus 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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