King Tut papyrus
Cyperus papyrus 'King Tut'
MBG Plant of Merit 2009
USDA zones9 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moist to wet soil
Size4 to 6 feet tall3 to 4 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
'King Tut' papyrus (Cyperus papyrus 'King Tut') is an annual for containers and rain gardens. It is typically grown as an annual. It is tender to cold, and the first hard frost will kill it. This plant likes full or part sun and moist to wet soil of most types. It grows fast into a clumping plant that reaches about 47 to 71 inches tall. Its tall stems make a bold feature in a pot or at the edge of a wet spot.
Pairs well with Taro, Cleopatra canna, and Calla lily.