The pith of young shoots was eaten both cooked and raw. Its flowering heads were linked to make garlands for the gods in gratitude. Neither the explorer Peter Forsskål, an apostle of Carl Linnaeus, in the 18th century, nor the Napoleonic expedition saw it in the delta.Īside from papyrus, several other members of the genus Cyperus may also have been involved in the multiple uses Egyptians found for the plant. 10) states that it grew in Syria, and according to Pliny's Natural History, it was also a native plant of the Niger River and the Euphrates.
Theophrastus's History of Plants (Book iv. Currently, only a small population remains in Egypt, in Wadi El Natrun. It is for example depicted on a restored stucco fragment from the palace of Amenhotep III near the present-day village of Malkata. In the Nile Delta, Cyperus papyrus was widely cultivated in ancient times. Its name has an uncertain origin, but was rendered in Hellenistic Greek as πάπυρος. ) for many purposes, including for making papyrus paper. papyrus, which came very close to extinction, but was rediscovered in 1968. Papyrus in history Įgyptians used the plant (which they called aaru, or the subspecies C. Technically, these are reduced leaves, so strictly it is not quite correct to call this plant fully "leafless". Īlthough no leaves are apparent above the soil line, the younger parts of the rhizome are covered by red-brown, papery, triangular scales, which also cover the base of the culms. Greenish-brown flower clusters eventually appear at the ends of the rays, giving way to brown, nut-like fruits. Each stem is topped by a dense cluster of thin, bright green, thread-like rays around 10 to 30 cm (4 to 10 in) in length, resembling a feather duster when the plant is young. It forms a grass-like clump of triangular green stems that rise up from thick, woody rhizomes. At Lake Naivasha, the culms, triangular in cross-section, were as much as 7 inches (18 cm) on a side in width. Each culm is a single internode the longest known of any plant. each of the up to one thousand rays of the umbel terminates in a spike of small flowers) for a total height of 31 feet (9.4 m). This tall, robust aquatic plant can grow 4 to 5 m (13 to 16 ft) high, but on the margins of high altitude lakes such as Lake Naivasha in Kenya and Lake Tana in Ethiopia, at altitudes around 6,000 feet (1,800 m) the papyrus culms can measure up to 29.5 feet (9.0 m) in length, with an additional 18 inches (46 cm) for the inflorescence (a spicate umbel i.e. It has been introduced outside its range to tropical regions worldwide (such as the Indian subcontinent, South America, and the Caribbean).ĭescription Papyrus plant ( Cyperus papyrus) at Kew Gardens, London
DWARF PAPYRUS KING TUT FULL
In nature, it grows in full sun, in flooded swamps, and on lake margins throughout Africa, Madagascar, and the Mediterranean countries. It is now often cultivated as an ornamental plant. Parts of the plant can be eaten, and the highly buoyant stems can be made into boats. Papyrus sedge (and its close relatives) has a very long history of use by humans, notably by the Ancient Egyptians (as it is the source of papyrus paper, one of the first types of paper ever made). It is a tender herbaceous perennial, native to Africa, and forms tall stands of reed-like swamp vegetation in shallow water. If you feel like you are too late this season for some reason, just remember the Garden Guy's method of adjusting your containers with fresh plant material, you will always find you can do some Tut Tweaking to put the finishing touches to your designer containers.Cyperus papyrus, better known by the common names papyrus, papyrus sedge, paper reed, Indian matting plant, or Nile grass, is a species of aquatic flowering plant belonging to the sedge family Cyperaceae. The design possibilities will be endless. The Tut family of papyrus are must-have plants whether you want to use them in the landscape or in containers. It is the granddaddy in the United States, garnering 147 awards. It reaches close to 6 feet in height which is small compared to those growing along the Nile River. King Tut papyrus is the leader of the family and is used the same way, as thrillers, as accents in the garden and even outstanding as a water garden feature. It is cold hardy to Zones 10 and warmer, but you’ll find it to be priceless as an annual. It will reach 30 inches tall, perhaps a little taller in the South and screams "look at me." When the early morning sun hits the curly tufts of foliage, you become mesmerized. Prince Tut is one of the most loved grasses for containers and flower beds.
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