Beware of beautiful but aggressive plants like this one!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 พ.ค. 2024
- I get rid of my papyrus plant (umbrella papyrus). Caution with aggressive plants I still have a papyrus in another part of the garden but you must know the details first. There are 600 varieties of the papyrus plant. Cyperus Alternifolius, commonly the Umbrella Papyrus or Umbrella Sedge is the one that grows in my coastal region. The umbrella papyrus sedge does really well in my humid, coastal, subtropical climate. I've had it in the garden for 3 years now. I love it, and it adds so much fun to the garden. I must warn you about the pros and cons of having this plant in your landscape before you commit to taking care of it. You may alternatively be looking to grow it in a pond (which is where it loves it the most) or in a pot (a great idea for easier care). I think this cyperus alternifolius adds an instant tropical vibe to my garden. People always comment how beautiful it is. Butttttt .... BEWARE...
Intro 0:00 - 0:43
Cyperus Papyrus 0:44 - 1:08
Umbrella Papyrus 1:09 - 2:05
Invasive vs Agressive Plants 2:06 - 3:12
Umbrella Papyrus Maintenance 3:13 - 6:25
Removing Umbrella Papyrus 6:39 - 7:23
The Egyptians used to make paper out of the cyperus papyrus plant which is now considered invasive in many regions. From the look of the stems of my cyperus alternifolius variety, I bet you can make paper out of this one too! I also love the movement that the umbrella papyrus gives to my garden.
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By the way, I might have misspelled this papyrus sedge variety in the video. I think I spelled it cyperus alterniflorus (oops). I noticed the mistake after I posted it. Nonetheless the info is valuable as I share exactly my experience of having this plant in the ground for 3 years. You'll see what I like and don't like about this papyrus plant. You could love it as much as I do if you know how to properly care for your papyrus plant. Or maybe you'll call me crazy for having it in a couple different areas of my garden. Afterall, I think gardening gives me the opportunity to ensure my body stays agile. It pushes me to go out under the sun and spend quality time with nature. However, it's always great understanding what you are getting into BEFORE you get into it, right?
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The level of detail when describing the growth habits of the plants is appreciated. 🧡
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ thank you!
Thank you so much Sister ♥️⭐️
Love this video! Thanks
Only helpful video found on youtube for this plant
I love yourvideos so easy to understand thank u
I love this plant, I have one (but a dwarf version; Cyperus alternifolius) for 4 years now and it really is an aggressive grower. I had to cut the root ball every year because it would try to burst the pot (plastic pot, thank god, that just bent not burst). I have it on the balcony in summer and in the house in winter, because I thought it can't tolerate frost. I'm living in Germany, do you think I could leave it out all year? According to google we are in a 7-8. It's just so tall that it takes up almost too much space inside in winter, haha.
Thank YOU very much
Definitely regret planting this
Got mind in earthen ponds zone 7b doing good. Not invasive or aggressive. Staying were it was put and slowly expanding. Yes top dies in winter. It does spread by falling over the umbrella part roots, so it can walk like that but I have no complaints.
You are so right! I had a medium size papyrus umbrella kind! And spread like wildfire and was so thirsty very high maintenance, gone now and replaced 😊
Hehehe. You win some, you lose some. Have a great week!
Thanks so much - great video. I have a question I hope you'll know the answer to... I have taken out a large and very old cluster of papyrus and want to plant something entirely different in that place. How aggressive do I have to be in 'purifying' the dirt that was there? I've gotten out the rhizomes and all the roots I can see, and given the dirt an initial sifting - but if there are little bitty pieces of root left in that soil - like 1/2" long even - are they going to grow back into new papyrus plants in a few years? Do I need to dump all that dirt (??!!) and start totally afresh? Thanks for shedding any light on this that you can.
That might happen bc it happened to me after I removed this one. Good thing is you can easily spot them and remove them without much effort so long as they are new roots. It shouldn’t be a huge problem if you’ve gotten the big older roots out and you are vigilant.
@@BlissHomeGarden Thanks so much for your fast and knowledgeable reply - spoken from experience too.
How often have to water?
This happened to a bird of paradise plant in our neighborhood. It grew out of control and larger than life. The same yard had a cordyline plant that became humongous in a matter of time. Thanks for the tips.
Oh my gosh yes. I went down to Tampa to help a friend get rid of a giant bird of paradise. There were 2 neighbors with a saw and us 2 - it was exhausting. That’s another one that can get out of control once it’s really established and rooted. Too bad I don’t have a video for that
Oh i wish we coukd get those plants here in east tx where i live its humid here with mikd winter bet they woukd grow huge
The stuff of nightmares, cheers from Australia 🇦🇺 😂
Hehehe 😂. Cheers!
I love mine ,😊I regret the elephant ears !
Papyrus is gorgeous. It is worth having. Can grow in water ponds if you choose.
Can survive well in xeriscape with its own water source. The grpund doesn't have to be soggy. Just give it a drink every day.
You can propigate it so easily. When you cut off a bent one or extra tall leaning one.....save the umbrella crown portion along with a bit of its stalk (12").
Invert this umbrella crown portion (upside down) into a bowl of water (I use a small waste basket). The roots will sprout in about 8 days from the center of that umbrella crown. In about 30 days you will see new shoots.
I love this plant.❤
Then plant it upside down as well in a pond or dirt?
Great video. I always thought this plant needed to stay under water. If you pot it, how much water or how often should you water them? I'm in South FL. Thank you!
It loves water. The more water the better for this one. Also, the plant will let you know when it’s dry as the leaves will start drying. In south Florida it will likely appreciate a little protection from the sun and being watered consistently. When it was In the ground I never worried adding more than whatever my other plants got and it was always fine. I’m an hour north of Jax. If it’s potted outdoors at least twice per week during really hot weather or if it doesn’t rain much. If watered indoors maybe even just once per week. It isn’t a super fussy plant so you can test and see how it performs with what you are comfortable doing. Hope that helps.
How hot can it indure?
Very detailed 👌
I have bought a small plant to keep it in a container pot (to make a small container pond) My container is bigger than the plant. Is it OK to submerge the whole plant with the leaves in the pond ? 🤔
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Yes.
Great video. I was recently given papyrus to root. So fun to root a plant upside down. I live on the edge of a large pond, (about 9 houses by 4 houses) would the papyrus love being planted next to the pond?
Yea, they love water. They love their feet wet and humid areas as well. And so long as you are aware of their growth habits, you’ll love the tropical vibe it gives you. Enjoy!
My variety has fine hairs that cut the skin. Hornets love to nest in them as well in my area. I have one left in a pot. It gave me so much grief in the ground and was so hard to dig out! lol
Oh gosh sounds intimidating. Sounds like it’s more manageable in a pot
I'm in Ireland & have a little papyrus, it's definitely not as tall as the ones you show. I made a few babies using the tops! Hasn't seen it running... We had bamboo that after about 8 years decided to run, so we're careful now!
It grows in clumps so it just expands at the base but I share it with people know so they can be prepared. Sounds like you already know from experience. Greetings to from Savannah, USA! Did you know that we host the second largest St. Patty’s Day parade in the US? It’s loads of fun. 🤩☘️
@@BlissHomeGarden I'm not surprised a gardener finding the festival that is inundated with the colour green fun! Lol hopefully you have better weather than us, it's usually cold & raining here! (Protip: never st. Patty, it's always st. Paddy! Patty is only used for patricia, not patrick!) :)
What zone are you in? Great video. What kind of soil do they like?
I live in zone 8b/9a. I’m right on the border (coastal). They do well in sandy soil but they love standing water too.
I live in Ohio zone 6 I’m going to buy a few next year to pot up & bring some height to my backdrop in the garden.. what do you think I should pot them in ??
@@jennypotts2008 Bring indoors in the winter.
If I were to make a video about this plant, it would be just like this one.
One clump (3 years old) took me 16 hours to dig up ( reciprocating saw) and bag.
Unfortunately, I have it planted all over my yard. Way too much work for this senior citizen.
Yes! It's so important to know what we are getting into. Oh my! good luck with yours!
Mint is invase too
Totally! If you know, you know …
They're really easy to grow.... 🍍
Yes right
I worried about this plant that can grow massive in a short time..
My papyrus plant is covered in ants, does somebody have some helpful ideas how to get rid of them?
OH MY GOD! sans thats a human right? A HUMAN! I the great papyrus will stop you!
I've got one in my orangery. But it hasn't got flowers. And it's more high maintenance than me in a relationship
😆😆😆 maybe it’s time to let it go
You would love growing pineapples
and ear them too! so tropical!
I’m in zone 11
Wow! Pretty warm area. You probably have all sorts of fun varieties in your area.
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Hahahaha - I had to look this up. It’s a reference to a Nintendo game called Undertale?
@@BlissHomeGardeni know im late but the game wasn't originaly from nintendo but yeah