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Stunning Umbrella Grass (Cyperus alternifolius) for Sale - Enhance Your Garden Today!

Common name:
Umbrella Grass, Umbrella Plant
Regional name:
Marathi - Umbrella Plant
Category:
Bamboos Grasses & Grass like plants, Shrubs, Water & Aquatic Plants
Family:
Cyperaceae or Papyrus family
Light:
Sun growing, Semi shade, Shade growing
Water:
Normal, Can tolerate less, Can tolerate more
Primarily grown for:
Foliage
Flowering season:
Flowers are inconspicuous
Foliage color:
Green
Plant Height or length:
1 to 2 meters
Plant Spread or Width:
1 to 2 meters
Plant Form:
Spreading, Upright or Erect
Special Character:
  • Good for Cut foliage
  • Good for screening
  • Good for Hedges and Borders
  • Good for Edges ie very small hedge or border
  • Suitable for road median planting
  • Good on seaside
Generally available in India in quantities of:
Over hundreds

Plant Description:

- A Native of Madagascar.
- On of the most widely grown garden plants.
- Curiously it is rarely grown as an aquatic plant. It loves water.
- Stems up to 1 to 1.2 m high.
- Crowned by numerous narrow radiating leaves.

Growing tips:

- Very quick growing.
- Forms clumps whose size depends on the container. Useful plant in a 5 inch pot to a 50 cms pot to ground planting.
- There is a variegated form too.