Cyperus hortensis
Cyperus hortensis
- Native to:
- Angola | Argentina | Belize | Benin | Bolivia | Brazil | Burkina | Burundi | Cameroon | Cape Verde | Central African Republic | Central American Pacific Is. | Chad | Colombia | Congo | Costa Rica | Cuba | DR Congo | El Salvador | Equatorial Guinea | Ethiopia | French Guiana | Gabon | Galápagos | Gambia | Ghana | Guatemala | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Gulf of Guinea Is. | Guyana | Haiti | Honduras | Ivory Coast | Jamaica | Kenya | Leeward Is. | Liberia | Madagascar | Malawi | Mali | Mauritius | Mexico | Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest | Nicaragua | Niger | Nigeria | Panamá | Paraguay | Peru | Puerto Rico | Réunion | Rodrigues | Rwanda | Senegal | Sierra Leone | South Sudan | Sudan-South Sudan | Suriname | Tanzania | Togo | Trinidad-Tobago | Uganda | Uruguay | Windward Is. | Zambia | Zimbabwe
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Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Cyperaceae
- Genus:
- Cyperus
- Species:
- Cyperus hortensis
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb
- Height:
- 60 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- jun,jul,aug,sep
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- waterfowl, wetland birds
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
Source: Claude claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929 Batch
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- None required
- Germination Time:
- 7–21 days
- Notes:
- Surface sow seeds on moist soil; requires consistent moisture and warmth for germination.
Source: Claude claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929 Batch