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Cyperus seemannianus

Cyperus seemannianus
Photo: Kükenthal, Georg, CC BY 4.0

Cyperus seemannianus is a sedge from the South Pacific, native to islands such as Fiji, Tonga and Samoa. It is a moisture-loving perennial that does best in warm, wet conditions.

Family
Cyperaceae (Cyper family)
Grows as
Grass
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil consistently moist or stand the pot in a saucer of water.
Soil
Rich, moisture-retentive potting mix or garden soil.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
S. Pacific
Climate
wet tropical

About

Cyperus seemannianus is a species of sedge native to Fiji, Niue, the Samoan Islands, Society Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna in the South Pacific.

The species was first formally described by the botanist Johann Otto Boeckeler in 1870.

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 seemannianus 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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