OVERWINTERING KING TUT PAPYRUS FREE

The plants will need to maintain quite a bit of moisture, so we recommend the container has great drainage but sits on top of a 2nd container (like a small kids pool) that is filled with water so the moisture remains constant for the plant. To overwinter the plants, make sure they get a lot of sunlight from a south facing window or a grow light. And the plants still go dormant in the winter, so its a lot of work without a lot of reward (besides not having to buy them each year, which is really nice). You can overwinter the plants, but it takes quite a bit of care and work to do so. In its native habitat it can form dense mats and serves as a water purifier.

OVERWINTERING KING TUT PAPYRUS FREE

In the water garden papyrus can form free floating clumps adding to its appeal as a specimen plant. Old spikelets will dry out adding visual interest, and new ones will appear quickly. No deadheading or pruning is needed as this plant keeps its shape gracefully. Papyrus makes an incredible specimen plant in a fancy decorated ceramic pot. If planted in containers, use ones without holes for drainage to retain as much water as possible. Do not allow it to freeze as that will spell the end of your papyrus. In fact, it performs best in just inches of water. Plant it in the water garden, being careful not to submerge the entire crown of the root in the water. Water, water, water! This plant loves water, in fact, it thrives in bog and water gardens with proper placement and care. Graceful Grasses King Tut Egyptian Papyrus Care Papyrus is a versatile annual in areas of the country where winter temperatures fall below 35 degrees and a tender perennial in areas that have warmer than normal winters, dying back to the ground and reappearing in spring. In Zones 3-9 treat it like an annual, as it's fast growing habit won’t make you wait long for its tall lacy spikelets to appear.

Native to Africa, this heat loving, moisture loving grass-like perennial thrives in Zone 10a through 11b. Sometimes called Niles grass or paper reed, papyrus has been used for millennia as a source for paper-like writing material. With triangular green stems and pendulous umbels of greenish flower spikelets, papyrus is a showy bog or water garden feature and can be planted out in very moist areas of your garden that do not support other plants. Unique showy plant perfect for wet areas!Īlthough not actually a grass, King Tut Papyrus falls in the category of grass-like plants and behaves similar to grass in the garden.Use as a thriller when using in containers.

Overwintering king tut papyrus