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Cyperaceae
Tropical fimbry
Fimbristylis cymosa
Also known as Tropical fimbristylis, Fimbristylis cymosa, Iria cymosa, Fimbry
Tropical Plants · Indoor Plants · Native Plants · Sedge · Water-Garden · Bog · Tropical · Moist-Soil · Container · Texture · Indoor · Aquatic · Wetland
Tropical fimbry thrives in consistently moist conditions and makes an attractive sedge for water gardens or bog conditions. Keep soil evenly moist and provide bright, indirect light when grown indoors. This versatile plant adapts well to container culture and adds texture to tropical plant collections.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged · Every 3-5 days, more frequently in dry conditions
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 2.5 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Aldabra, Andaman Is., Aruba, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Cambodia, Cape Provinces, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Chagos Archipelago, China Southeast, Christmas I., Cocos (Keeling) Is.
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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