General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 4 to 6 feet
Flower Color: Other: Greenish-yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Bog gardening
Uses: Water gardens
Suitable as Annual
Propagation: Other methods: Division

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Common names
  • Umbrella Plant
  • Umbrella Papyrus
  • Umbrella Palm
  • Menerong Kecil
  • Nampri
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Cyperus alternifolius subsp. flabelliformis
  • Synonym: Cyperus involucratus

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Location: Savannah, Georgia (my garden)
Date: May 13 2019
Propagation; the stems leans down into the water, roots form.
Location: DISCLAIMER: This is an old photo from an old phone. I don't know why, but the photos look "deep fried". sorry about that.
Location: AZ
Date: 2016-06-11
My AC guy brought me this plant and with all I have read I do not
Location: Barson's Greenhouse, Westland, MI
Date: 2010-04-10
Location: Barson's Greenhouse, Westland, MI
Date: 2010-04-10
Location: Barson's Greenhouse, Westland, MI
Date: 2010-04-10
Location: Barson's Greenhouse, Westland, MI
Date: 2010-04-10
Location: Barson's Greenhouse, Westland, MI
Date: 2010-04-10
Location: Odessa, FL
Date: 2015-03-11
Location: Odessa, FL
Date: 2013-01-11
Location: Texas
papyrus plant ( Umberella grass)
Location: Texas
Close up of the leaf ( umberella)
Location: Centennial Park Conservatory, Toronto, ON, Canada
Date: 2013-03-16
Location: Centennial Park Conservatory, Toronto, ON, Canada
Date: 2013-03-16

Date: 2016-08-21
Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens. Used with permission.
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