Umbrella Plant (Cyperus alternifolius)

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poppysue Westbrook, ME(Zone 5a) Aug 28, 2002

Grown in a container in my water garden

Common name: Umbrella Plant
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Cyperus
Species alternifolius

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Azalea Jonesboro, GA(Zone 7b) Aug 28, 2002

I love these - it's also called Papyrus.

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wisenbaker Oct 22, 2002

Can the umbrella papyrus winter over in zone 7, Chesapeake VA t5o be exact.

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Azalea Jonesboro, GA(Zone 7b) Oct 22, 2002

Mine do, I have the tall ones - up to 5 ft . I bought some of the mini ones, about 18", they didn't make it. I am in 7b, which is warmer than VA

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poppysue Westbrook, ME(Zone 5a) Oct 22, 2002

Hi Wisenbaker! Welcome to DG :) The Umbrella Palm is only hardy to zone 8. You probably ought to bring it in.

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fldblonde Spruce Pine, NC Jun 15, 2004

beautiful plant. will use this @ new home in Lk. Placid --zone 9. Have you seen a similar plant but thin stems &fluffier top. almost like a milkweed fluff Saw one in Naples, Fld. but no one knew the name.

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Ulrich Manhattan Beach, CA(Zone 11) Jun 15, 2004

Terry, Dave, anybody, why is there no blue link to the PDB below the name at the beginning of the thread? There usually is.

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poppysue Westbrook, ME(Zone 5a) Jun 15, 2004

Ulrich, It's because this picture was added before Dave had incorporated the link back to the PDB into the forum. This picture is an oldie ;o)

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ParisPats Tucson, AZ Sep 14, 2007

Will the Umbrella Plant (Cyperus alternifolius) grow well in the ground suppported with a drip system adjacient to a chlorinated pond ?? They do well in fish ponds in our area (Oro Valley Az.)

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Azalea Jonesboro, GA(Zone 7b) Sep 15, 2007

Yes, I have mine in full sun by my rose garden - no water feature at all, it gets about 6-6 ft tall. Iused to have a grat pic of it, but lost it when my computer crashed.

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eyesoftexas Toadsuck, TX(Zone 7a) Nov 07, 2007

Mine too, PJ, and I have transplanted and moved it to a new location in a dormant state, and now it's huge! No water feature, just water hose and plenty of sunshine. It overwinters in the ground just fine. Zone 7B here.

"eyes"

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