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Growing king tut papyrus12/25/2023 ![]() King Tut Grass is best grown in part shade with a good organic soil – it will make a bold statement wherever you have a suitable spot in your landscape or patio. It is not winter hardy in the Kootenays and should be considered and treated as an annual. ![]() King Tut is a dwarf cultivar that typically grow to 4’ tall and has been a very popular water plant or even as a centre piece in large patio containers. In ancient Egypt, the stems of this plant (considered to be the bulrush of the Bible) were used to make a paper-like writing material also called papyrus. King Tut Egyptian Papyrus attractive grassy leaves remain green in color throughout the year on a plant with an upright spreading habit of growth. ![]() The most notable feature are stems topped by large umbrella shaped inflorescence (a kind of flower stem) of 100 or arching thread like ‘rays’ that can grow out to almost 1 foot long! At the end of each ‘ray’ there will be a greenish-brown flower cluster. King Tutankhamenor King Tut as he is more commonly known todaywas relatively unknown to the world until 1922, when his tomb was discovered by Howard Carter. (sy-PEER-us)(pah-PEYE-rus) Annuals, Perennial Tender (9)10-11 full, mostly. It forms a grass-like clump of triangular green stems that rise up from thick woody rhizomes. King Tut (Cyperus papyrus) is a fast growing Rush that likes moist to wet sites. It is a tall clump forming perennial sedge that will grow up to 15’ tall. King Tut Grass – Georama Plant of the WeekĬyperus papyrus is native to Africa.
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