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Cyperus marginatus

by Johan Wentzel

Cyperus marginatus
Common Name
Desert sedge
Plant Type
Sedges
Cyperus marginatus is a tufted, perennial, sedge. It is ideal to be used as a border around ponds/pools it is an attractive feature and the spikelets of inflorescence makes for an interesting feature and contrasts against the green leaves and culms.
Plant Description

Cyperus marginatus is a tufted, perennial, sedge with short underground creepers.  It has green long leaves with rounded culms/stems. The flowers are spikelets of solitary, reddish-brown glumes. These are borne during summer and are followed by small oblong nutlets. The plant is common along riverines and floodplains usually in areas with shallow water.

Cyperus marginatus is often found among rocks and is often found as a border for small pools. It is ideal to be used as a border around ponds/pools it is an attractive feature and the spikelets of inflorescence makes for an interesting feature and contrasts against the green leaves and culms.

Afrikaanse Naam
Matjiesgoed, Biesie
Hardiness
Semi hardy
Position
Sun
Water Requirements
Keep moist
Evergreen
Evergreen
Growth Rate
Fast
Flowering Time
Summer
Flower Colour
Brown
Shape
Clump forming
Soil
Sand
Plant Size
1m
Region
Gauteng, Mpumalanga, North West, Kwa-Zulu Natal, Free State
Habitat
Watercourses, along riverbeds, pans, floodplains

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