Cyperus papyrus Akhenaton

<strong>Papyrus, also called paper sedges</strong>, evoke for most people the earliest paper supports invented by the Egyptians, which have endured to the present day. Pith, cut into fine woven strips, forms basis of this very durable paper. Plant bearing the scientific name <strong><em>Cyperus papyrus</em></strong> appears repeatedly in stylised Egyptian paintings, like the lotus, symbolising respectively Lower and Upper Egypt and, beyond that, the Nile, source of life for a civilisation living at edge of the desert. Nile delta now hosts very few papyrus, but it is increasingly used in aquatic gardens, in well-watered borders and even in seasonal flower displays that decorate our towns in summer. <strong>Spectacular effect of Nile papyrus arguably makes it most majestic of aquatic plants in mild climate</strong>, as it suffers at first frosts and disappears if thermometer falls below -3°C. It can also be kept fairly easily indoors in a pot standing on a deep saucer constantly filled with water, or as a houseplant in a bathroom, or even grown as an annual. <strong>Simply give this papyrus, hungry for light and warmth, a very sunny position and a secure shelter for winter.</strong> <strong>Indoors, graphic effect</strong> <strong>is guaranteed even in winter</strong> if you have a <strong>conservatory or a spot behind a south- or south-west-facing bay window</strong>. Plant can also overwinter in a frost-free greenhouse. Its feathery umbels remain open, perched at 2 m height or much lower in cultivars selected for floral arrangements. Papyrus plants are entirely green from base to inflorescences, although tiny flowers gleam a soft yellow amid thread-like bracts. <strong>When an inflorescence dries, its stem dies and new shoots arising from the stump replace it while the clump expands</strong>. Medium-sized species such as <a href="https://www.promessedefleurs.com/vivaces/vivaces-par-variete/cyperus/cyperus-papyrus-glaber-papyrus.html">Cyperus glaber</a>, <a href="https://en.promessedefleurs.eu/perennials/perennials-by-variety/cyperus/cyperus-longus.html">Cyperus longus</a> are hardy and can grace pond margins mixed with native marginal plants such as <a href="https://en.promessedefleurs.eu/perennials/perennials-by-variety/typha-cattails/typha-latifolia-cattail.html">Bulrush</a> or <a href="https://en.promessedefleurs.eu/perennials/perennials-by-variety/lythrum-purple-loosestrife.html">Purple loosestrife</a>, or with exotic plants such as <a href="https://en.promessedefleurs.eu/perennials/perennials-by-variety/pontederia.html">Pontederia</a>, <a href="https://en.promessedefleurs.eu/perennials/perennials-by-variety/gunnera.html">Gunnera</a> and <a href="https://en.promessedefleurs.eu/perennials/aquatic-plants/peripheral-perennial-aquatic-plants/thalia-dealbata.html">Thalia dealbata</a>. [caption id="attachment_68528" align="aligncenter" width="1024"]<img class="size-large wp-image-68528" src="https://www.promessedefleurs.com/blogwp/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/cyperus1-1024x682.jpg" alt="papyrus" width="1024" height="682" /> Cyperus papyrus[/caption]