papyrus
Cyperus papyrus
RHS AGM 2002
USDA zones9 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moist to wet soil
Size5 to 8 feet tall2 to 4 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Greenish-brown
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Papyrus (Cyperus papyrus) is a grass for containers and rain gardens. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 9 and warmer, down to about 20°F (-7°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes full or part sun and moist to wet soil of most types. It is evergreen and grows fast into a tall clump with greenish-brown blooms.
Pairs well with Calla lily, Taro, and Karl Foerster feather reed grass.
Native range
Africa, Free State, and Northern Provinces.