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Cyperus alternifolius Umbrella grass

Madagascar; 40 - 90cm
Planting position: Semi-shade. Ideal for planting at a pool’s edge. Areas without severe frost.
Propagate from spring division.

This perennial water plant is widely planted, and has upright stems, each with round, leaf crowns, resembling umbrellas.
C. albostriatus (60cm) has purple-tinged sheathes.
C. papyrus (2 - 2,5m) is also known as the Egyptian paper reed or Papyrus, and is very decorative. Its large, umbels of thread-like foliage top the long, slender stems. Protect from wind.
C. prolifer (45cm) is a dwarf water plant, very similar to C. papyrus, but will die down in severe frost.

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