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Cyperaceae
Inflated-scale flat sedge
Cyperus aggregatus
Also known as Cyperus flavus var. aggregatus, Flat sedge, Inflated sedge, Cyperus sedge
Zones 5–11Sun Partial SunWater HighCare Moderate
Tropical Plants · Native Plants · Sedge · Water · Garden · Bog · Plant · Wetland · Rain · Moisture · Loving
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Currently out of stock everywhereStock updated 9/6/2026
This sedge thrives in wet to boggy conditions and makes an excellent choice for water gardens or rain gardens. Provide consistent moisture or even shallow standing water in partial shade. Divide clumps every 2-3 years to maintain vigor.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist to wet, can tolerate standing 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
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 8 in – 2.5 ft
- Spread
- 12 in
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Central American Pac, Chile North, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, France
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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