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Cyperus crassipes

Cyperus crassipes is a sedge from Africa, closely related to papyrus and umbrella plants, and it is grown mainly as a wet-soil or pond-margin plant. Keep the roots consistently moist or in shallow water for best results.

Family
Cyperaceae (Cyper family)
Grows as
Grass
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil constantly wet or stand the pot in a saucer or shallow water.
Soil
Rich, moisture-retentive garden soil or a loam-based mix; heavy clay is fine if kept wet.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
Africa
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Cyperus crassipes is a species of sedge that is native to parts of Africa.

The species was first formally described by the botanist Martin Vahl in 1805.

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 crassipes 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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