Cyperus alternifolius

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Cyperus alternifolius in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Cyperus alternifolius, Linn. Umbrella Plant. Umbrella Palm. Fig. 1193. Cespitose, strict, 1-4 ft. high: st. nearly terete, ribbed, smooth and slender: involucral Lvs. about 20, spreading or slightly drooping, linear, 4-8 in. long, 2-5 lines wide, plain: umbel open; rays only 1-3 in. long; spikelets numerous, ovate-lanceolate acute, very flat, 2 lines long, pale brown suffused with darker brown, dull; scales thin, very acute, somewhat nerved. Madagascar.—Much used for aquaria and jardinieres. Gn. 35, p. 573. A.G. 17:57. V. 4:159; 5:39. Var. variegatus, Hort. St. and Lvs. striated with white, sometimes entirely white. Var. gracilis, Hort. Plant smaller and more slender: involucral Lvs. much narrower and shorter, and not so spreading.—The above description is from Boeckeler, and from a specimen from Madagascar. The plant in cult, under the name C. alternifolius may not be that species. The Lvs. are too long, too scabrous and too veiny; and the spikelets are elliptic-oval, or oval, 2 lines long, and have broader and more closely overlapping scales than in the typical form. The illustrations cited are probably of the garden plant. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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