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Upright Spike Flatsedge

Cyperus orthostachyus

Upright Spike Flatsedge
Photo: harum.koh from Kobe city, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0

Cyperus orthostachyus is an annual sedge native to temperate Asia, grown mainly as a wild or ornamental grass-like plant. It is a low-effort plant that does best in moist, sunny spots.

Family
Cyperaceae (Cyper family)
Grows as
Grass
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil consistently moist, as it tolerates wet ground and shallow standing water.
Soil
Moist, fertile garden soil or loam; tolerates heavy and wet soils.
Temperature
15–30 °C; protect from frost, as it is an annual in temperate climates.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Temp. Asia to Indo-China
Climate
temperate

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Cyperus orthostachyus is a species of sedge that is native to temperate parts of Asia.

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 orthostachyus 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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