Papyrus
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(pp´rs), a sedge (Cyperus papyrus), now almost extinct in Egypt but so universally used there in antiquity as to be the hieroglyphic symbol for Lower Egypt and a common motif in art.
Papyrus is a nursery plant that has escaped in Florida. It sometimes may be found in open, wet disturbed sites of the central and southern peninsula (Wunderlin, 2003). It is native to Asia.
Papyrus, or bullrush, (Cyperus papyrus) is a member of the nutsedge family. It's an aquatic plant that grows along slow-moving streams like the Nile throughout north and central Africa.
Papyrus Plant
Botanical Name: Cyperus papyrus
Once used by the ancient Egyptians to make paper, papyrus plant is now cultivated as an ornamental in tropical wetlands and as a house plant.
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.
Cyperus papyrus
Water Plants, Grains and Grasses
Seed is sown barely covered, as for Cyperus alternifolius; cultural conditions also are virtually identical, though mature specimens are easily grown with up to 8-12" of water overhead ...
Papyrus (Cyperus papyrus) is also a weed of deep water channels in the Warriewood Wetlands and a common weed in the Lakes of Cherrybrook Reserve in suburban northern Sydney.
Cyperus papyrus 'Tutankhamun' (Little Giant Papyrus) - This is a diminutive form of Egyptian papyrus, growing to only 2 to 3 feet tall. This plant is a vigorous grower in or out of water.
Clumps of papyrus lushly frame this sculpture at Bok Tower Gardens in Lake Wales, Florida.
Usage
Papyrus is a big plant and it needs space in order to be appreciated.
C. Papyrus L. the Egyptian Paper Plant
C. rotundus L. Purple or Red Nut-sedge; Coco Grass ...
Cyperus papyrus Egyptian paper reed
perennial, easy care
created by chief cultivator
zones: 9a thru 11a ...
C. Papyrus is the Egyptian Papyrus, the fibrous stems of which provided the earliest form of paper known.
Cyperus papyrus King Tut®
(King Tut® papyrus) (1 user review)
Hardiness Zones:
1 ...
-- Ebers papyrus, c. 1550 BCE; translation from Eve's Herbs, by John M. Riddle[8] ...
Cyperus alternifolius (Umbrella Sedge, Galingale, Papyrus, Family: Cyperaceae)
Cyperus haspan (Dwarf Papyrus, Sharp Edge Sedge, Haspan Flatsedge, Family: Cyperaceae)
Cyphomandra abutiloides (Dwarf Tamarillo Tree, Family: Solanaceae) ...
Hardy Papyrus [English]: Cyperus glaber
Hardy Passionflower [English]: Passiflora caerulea
Hardy Passionflower [English]: Passiflora caerulea 'Constance Elliott'
Hardy Passionflower [English]: Passiflora caerulea 'Clear Sky' ...
Papyrus are popular house plants and yet they benefit greatly from a summer outdoors, perhaps gracing the margins of a pool.
Egyptian paper reed (Cyperus papyrus)
Water bamboo (Dulichium arundinaceum)
Star sedge (Dichromena colorata)
Creeping burhead (Echinodorus cordifolius)
Horsetail (Equisetum hyemale)
Variegated water grass (Glyceria maxima var. variegata) ...
Cyperus monocephalus (Sharp Edge Sedge)
Cyperus papyrus (Papyrus)
Cyperus prolifer (Dwarf Papyrus)
Eleocharis acicularis (Spike Rush)
Isolepis cernua (Fiber Optics Plant)
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (Softstem Bulrush) ...
jointed stems, the sedges (Cyperaceae - see papyrus and umbrella sedge)
with triangular stems, and the rushes (Juncaceae) with cylindrical, unjointed
stems. The rush family includes 10 genera and over 300 species. The genus ...
papyrifera, from the Greek, papurus (papyrus), "paper" and the Latin, fero, "to bear, carry, bring"; "paper bearing"
Paper Birch, from the paper-like bark ...
(Grieve) There is a papyrus from Egypt that mentions this plants medical use which was written a thousand years earlier.
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.
Sagittaria - Arrowheads
Iris versicolor - Blue Flag
Cyperus isocladus - Dwarf Papyrus
Ruellia brittoniana - Water Blue Bells
Juncus effusus - Cork Screw Rush
Lotus
Water Lilies ...
Hom to several goldfish and even some whimsical yellow rubber duckies, the pond supports water lilies (Nymphaea), variegated cattails (Typha latifolia 'Variegata'), miniature papyrus (Cyperus haspan viviparus), arrowhead (Sagittaria japonica), ...
Cyperus alternifolius is a native of the swamps of Madagascar. It is a relative of papyrus of the Nile river. The plant can grow to 3-5 feet if given plenty of water.
Umbrella Grass is a native of the swamps of Madagascar. It is a close relative of the Papyrus Plant. Thrives in wet areas
9-10
Woodrush ...
Morning Star ( C. grayi
Height x Spread: 10 x 45 cm
Light: s to f
Soil: moist or wet
Zone 3
Features: grows upright form; papyrus-like leaves; showy seed heads ...
 See also: Cyperus, Green, Sedge, May, Grass
  
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