How to tend a Cyperus esculentus

Also known as: Chlorocyperus aureus (K.Richt.) Palla ex Kneuck., Chlorocyperus phymatodes (Muhl.) Palla, Cyperus aureus Ten., Cyperus bahiensis Steud., Cyperus buchananii Boeckeler, Cyperus bulamensis Steud., Cyperus chrysostachys Boeckeler, Cyperus damiettensis A.Dietr., Cyperus esculentus var. angustispicatus Britton, Cyperus esculentus subsp. aureus K.Richt., Cyperus esculentus var. cyclolepis Boeckeler ex Kük., Cyperus esculentus var. hermannii Britton, Cyperus esculentus var. leptostachyus Boeckeler, Cyperus esculentus var. macrostachyus Boeckeler, Cyperus esculentus var. nervosostriatus (Turrill) Kük., Cyperus esculentus var. phymatodes (Muhl.) Kük., Cyperus esculentus var. sativus Boeckeler, Cyperus esculentus var. sprucei C.B.Clarke, Cyperus fulvescens Liebm., Cyperus gracilescens Schult., Cyperus gracilis Link, Cyperus heermannii Buckley, Cyperus helodes Schrad. ex Nees, Cyperus hydra Kunth, Cyperus lutescens Torr. & Hook., Cyperus melanorhizus Delile, Cyperus nervosostriatus Turrill, Cyperus nervosus Bertol., Cyperus officinalis T.Nees, Cyperus pallidus Savi, Cyperus phymatodes Muhl., Cyperus repens Elliott, Cyperus ruficomus Buckley, Cyperus sieberianus Link, Cyperus tenoreanus Schult. & Schult.f., Cyperus tenorei C.Presl, Cyperus tuberosus Pursh, Cyperus variabilis Salzm. ex Steud., Pterocyperus esculentus (L.) Opiz, Pycreus esculentus (L.) Hayek, Cyperus esculentus f. angustispicatus (Britton) Fernald, Cyperus esculentus f. evolutus C.B.Clarke, Cyperus esculentus var. helodes (Schrad. ex Nees) C.B.Clarke, Cyperus esculentus var. lutescens (Torr. & Hook.) Kük. ex Osten, Cyperus esculentus f. macrostachyus (Boeckeler) Fernald, Cyperus esculentus f. princeps C.B.Clarke, Cyperus phymatodes var. heermannii (Buckley) S.Watson, Cyperus tenorianus Schult., Cyperus esculentus var. lutescens (Torr. & Hook.) Kük., Cyperus gracilescens Roem. & Schult., Cyperus esculentus var. esculentus , Cyperus esculentus f. esculentus , Cyperus esculentus var. nervoso-striatus (Turrill) Kuk., Cyperus aureus subsp. esculentus (L.) Nyman, Cyperus esculentus var. heermannii (Buckley) Britton, Cyperus esculentus prol. aureus (K.Richt.) P.Fourn., Cyperus esculentus prol. sativus (Boeckeler) P.Fourn.

Watering

Likes wet environments, may grow in a water pool

Sunlight

Likes bright scattered light

Soil

Slightly alkaline soil with loose texture or soil with specific nutrients

Fertilizer

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly

Pruning

Remove aged tissues, dead and pest branches timely peduncle after flowering

About this plant

Origin
Southern Europe, Northern Africa, Anatolia
Category
Cyperaceae, Cyperus
Size
Diameter ≥ 15 cm, height ≥ 25 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period June-July
Flower colors
light purple
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