Cyperus alatus subsp. albus
Cyperus alatus subsp. albus
- Native to:
- Angola | Botswana | Chad | Congo | DR Congo | Eritrea | Eswatini | Ethiopia | Gabon | Ghana | Ivory Coast | Kenya | Lesotho | Malawi | Mozambique | Namibia | Nigeria | Seychelles | Somalia | South Africa | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Togo | Uganda | Zambia | Zimbabwe
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Cyperaceae
- Genus:
- Cyperus
- Species:
- Cyperus alatus subsp. albus
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Geophyte , Forb/herb
- Height:
- 60 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- jun,jul,aug,sep,oct
- Bloom Colors:
- white, cream
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- waterfowl, shorebirds
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
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Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- None required
- Germination Time:
- 7–21 days
- Notes:
- Seeds germinate best when kept continuously moist or submerged in shallow water at warm temperatures.
Source: Claude claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929 Batch