trefle.io · Taken Sep 23, 2022 by Mohammad Zaman (cc-by-sa)
Cyperaceae
Chintul
Cyperus articulatus
Also known as Cyperus nodosus, Cyperus articulatus var. multiflorus, Cyperus nodosus var. subnodosus, Cyperus articulatus f. longispiculosus
Tropical Plants · Indoor Plants · Native Plants · Sedge · Aquatic · Indoor-Plant · Tropical · Medicinal · Water-Garden · Humidity-Loving · Bog-Plant
This attractive sedge loves consistently moist to wet conditions and bright indirect light. Can be grown indoors in water gardens or outdoors in bog conditions. Requires high humidity and warm temperatures to thrive.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist to wet, can sit in shallow water · Every 3-5 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–8
- Temperature
- -10°F to 100°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-11b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 8 in – 2.5 ft
- Spread
- 12 in
- Spacing
- 10 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Algeria, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Burkina, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Cape Provinces
Sources: trefle, usda
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