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UMBRELLA PLANT (Cyperus spp.)
Evergreen: no
Size: Medium
Bloom Period: Summer
Category: Perennials
Landscape Uses:
Use this plant in a tropical setting. The taller variety grows to four feet and the dwarf variety can be used as a ground cover.
Description:

Umbrella Plant can be planted in sun or shade and prefers moist soil conditions.  This tough plant can even tolerate being submerged in water.  This perennial has tall clump forming triangular stems.  At the top of each stem are several green pendulous leaf-like bracts.

Cyperus alternifolius

Cyperus alternifolius ‘Nanus’

Cyperus haspen