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Cyperaceae
Cyperus cyperoides
Cyperus cyperoides
Also known as Mariscus umbellatus var. sieberianus, Cyperus steudelianus, Mariscus sieberianus, Mariscus humbertii
Zones 5–11Sun Partial SunWater HighCare Moderate
Tropical Plants · Native Plants · Tropical · Sedge · Bog · Water-Feature · Humid · Warm-Climate · Moisture-Loving · Container
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Currently out of stock everywhereStock updated 9/6/2026
This tropical sedge prefers consistently moist soil and warm, humid conditions. Ideal for bog gardens, pond edges, or container water features in warm climates. Requires protection from cold and regular moisture to prevent stress.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged · 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
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 8 in – 2.5 ft
- Spread
- 12 in
- Spacing
- 8 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Angola, Ascension, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Repu, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Comoros, Congo
Sources: trefle, usda
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