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Galingale (Cyperus)
A water plant of fine form from 2 to 3 feet high, C.
Papyrus, Galingale
Water-loving, these tall, striking perennials grow best near pools or partly submerged in shallow water. In pots outdoors, keep soil moist. In containers indoors, grow in water 2 to 6 inches deep.
Galingale, Gallant Soldier, Garden Angelica, Garden Lupin, Garden Rockcress, Garlic Mustard, Garlic Pennycress, Germander Speedwell, Ghost Orchid, Giant Bellflower, Giant Fescue, Giant Hogweed, Giant Knotweed, Giant-rhubarb, Gipsywort, Gladiolus, ...
English Galingale [English]: Cyperus longus
English Gentry Daylily [English]: Hemerocallis 'English Gentry'
English Gooseberry [English]: Ribes uva-crispa reclinatum var. sativum
English Gooseberry [English]: Ribes uva-crispa ...
The roots of the Sweet Cyperus or English Galingale (C. longus, Linn.) were once esteemed as an aromatic tonic, considered good as a stomachic and serviceable in the first stages of dropsy, but they have now fallen into disuse.
Galingale (Cyperus spp.)
Garlic chives (Allium tuberosum)
Garlic (Allium sativum)
Garlic, elephant (Allium ampeloprasum var. ampeloprasum)
Ginger (Zingiber officinale)
Ginger, torch, bunga siantan (Etlingera elatior) (Indonesia) ...
C. longus L. Sweet Galingale
C. Papyrus L. the Egyptian Paper Plant
C. rotundus L. Purple or Red Nut-sedge; Coco Grass ...
drain flat sedge, drain flat-sedge, nutsedge, pale galingale, tall flat sedge, tall flatsedge, tall umbrella sedge, tall umbrellaplant, umbrella grass, umbrella sedge
Family
Cyperaceae ...
Cyperus alternifolius
Family: Cyperaceae
Umbrella Sedge, Galingale, Papyrus
Origin: Madagascar, Reunion Island, Mauritius ...
#512 Cyperus involucratus
Common Names: umbrella sedge, umbrella plant, galingale
Family: Cyperaceae (sedge Family)
Wallpaper Gallery (3 images) ...
The bulrush, Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani, and various other sedge family members are used in basketwork, mat weaving, and the making of chair seats. Aromatic oils from the roots of galingale, C. longus, are used in perfumery.
The large genus Cyperus contains about 400 species, chiefly in the warmer parts of the earth; C. Papyrus is the Egyptian Papyrus. Carex, FIG. 1. - Partial inflorescence of Cyperus longus (Galingale), slightly reduced. I, Spikelet of same; 2, flower.
 See also: Cyperus, Green, Papyrus, Grass, May
  
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