Cyperus esculentus
Yellow Nutsedge
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Yellow Nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus) - Description
Cyperus esculentus (or chufa sedge, nut grass, yellow nutsedge, tigernut sedge, or earth almond) is a crop of the family sedge native to warm temperate to subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere. It can be found wild, as a weed or as a crop. It has been cultivated since the fourth millennium BC in Egypt, and for several centuries in Southern Europe.
Yellow Nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus) - Blooming
Blooms spikelets of hermaphroditic flowers.
Yellow Nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus) - Growth
Sedges, species include C. papyrus (papyrus, Bullrush) and C. alternifolius (umbrella plant). C. alternifolius has spreading leaves at the tops of 2-4 foot stems. C. papyrus has 6-10 foot tall stems topped with 1.5 foot long threadlike parts and small leaves at base of cluster. In cold-winter climes, pot the divisions and keep as houseplants over winter. Cyperus prefers wet habitats, and thus grows well in pool margins and bog gardens. Grow as houseplants in moist soil where not hardy.
Yellow Nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus) - Planting
When dividing clumps, replant outside divisions and discard overgrown centers.
Yellow Nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus) - Pest
Some problems include tar spot, rust, smut, and black band.
Yellow Nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus) - Soil and irrigation
Rich, moist soil or with roots submerged in water.
