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Products > Cyperus papyrus 'Little Egypt'   Cyperus papyrus 'Little Egypt' - Dwarf Papyrus THIS LISTING FOR INFORMATION ONLY - WE NO LONGER GROW THIS PLANT    Habit and Cultural Information Category: Grass-like Family: Cyperaceae (Sedges) Origin: Africa, North (Africa) Evergreen: Yes Flower Color: Green Bloomtime: Summer Synonyms: [C. papyrus 'Compacta'] Height: 6-8 feet Exposure: Cool Sun/Light Shade Irrigation (H2O Info): Keep Wet Winter Hardiness: 20-25° F Cyperus papyrus 'Little Egypt' (Dwarf Papyrus) - This evergreen aquatic will take full sun or light shade. Keep soil moist. Greenish flowers appear in summer. This dwarf selection in all respects resembles the species but grows to only 6-7 feet tall instead of 12 feet. The leafless green stems are topped with showy umbrellas composed of up to 50 to 100 graceful, arching and drooping hair-like rays. It produces greenish flowers in summer. This plant is a vigorous grower in or out of water. Plant it up to 12 inches deep in water or in rich moist soil and protect from wind. It is hardy to about 20-25 degrees F. In accordance with rules of nomenclature that disallows the use of Latinized cultivar names we recently renamed this plant 'Little Egypt' from the name 'Compacta' that we have used since discovering the plant in growing among our stock of Cyperus papyrus. We grew this plant from 1997 until 2007 but replaced it with the much stronger plant we call Cyperus papyrus 'Dwarf Form'.  The description above is based on our research and observations of this plant growing in our nursery, in our own garden and in other gardens in the Santa Barbara area. We would appreciate hearing from anyone who has additional information about this plant, even if they disagree with what we have written.     [MORE INFO]