Plant Signs

Tapertip Flatsedge

Cyperus acuminatus

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 1 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Green

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

High

Slender Flatsedge

Cyperus bipartitus

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 10 - 60 in tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Green

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

High

Tall Flatsedge

Cyperus eragrostis

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 3 ft tall , 30 ft wide

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Green, Yellow

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

High

Summer irrigation

Keep moist

Soil drainage

Standing

Red Rooted Cyperus

Cyperus erythrorhizos

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Green

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

High

Chufa Sedge

Cyperus esculentus

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 8 in tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Green

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

High

Cyperus esculentus var. heermannii

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Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

High

Cyperus esculentus var. macrostachyus

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Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

High

Smooth Flatsedge

Cyperus laevigatus

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

High

Black Flatsedge

Cyperus niger

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

High

Fragrant Flatsedge

Cyperus odoratus

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Brown

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

High

Parish's Flatsedge

Cyperus parishii

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 10 in tall

Flower Color: Red

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

High

Bearded Flatsedge

Cyperus squarrosus

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 4 - 6 in tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

High

False Nutsedge

Cyperus strigosus

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Brown

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

High