To get your next set of plants, simply dig up the mature papyrus, divide the roots into 2-3 clumps. Seeds are a bit difficult to handle, though, so it’s just better to go with the second option as the cuttings pick up momentum faster. If I get my hands on it, I’ll keep it in a bit less humid soil during the winter, I’ve kept mine in water and it sadly turned to mush before the spring arrived. You can propagate your King Tut Grass either by seed or division (vegetative). It refused to overwinter inside and froze to death outside. Sadly I also lost my Cyperus papyrus last winter. Large heads of pendulous leaves greenish flower spikelets can measure 1 across. It looks like the Giant but only gets about 36- 40 tall. It is such a nice combination of the giant papyrus and dwarf papyrus. I remember when I tried propagating my old Cyperus plants, that started to rot first and then if I was lucky enough, small shoots also poked out. This Papyrus has quickly become one of our our favorite pond plants.
After only 6 days, first shoots already started emerging. I placed all of them into large jar filled with water and waited. Hopefully they will be easier to maintain during the winter around here as well. Where temperatures get colder than 35 degrees F, the plants should be treated as annuals. Received friendly chit-chat and at least ten large Cyperus heads! I was told that these plants return every year even when temperatures in the winter fall slighly below freezing. King Tut is an evergreen or neutral grass. It only took 6 days for the cutting to start growing new shoots.The other day, a couple of weeks ago, I found large Cyperus alternifolius plants and asked the owner if I can take one that was broken. With shorter stems than King Tut, Prince Tut is quite sturdy and less likely to have stems flop. Fun and interesting, without being so overwhelmingly huge. I doubt they froze, but none of them survived. A nicely compact form of Egyptian Papyrus, about half the height of King Tut, but with the same large poms on the ends of the stems. Last winter, I tried placing my Cyperus plants into deeper water to protect it from freezing. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other garden plants with less refined foliage.This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. It’s not hardy enough to survive most of our winters outside, so I need to take it inside during the cold months. King Tut Egyptian Papyrus is an herbaceous perennial with an upright spreading habit of growth. Noteworthy Characteristics Plants may be overwintered indoors or grown as annuals. This papyrus is easy to grow and untroubled by pests or diseases. It likes wet places like water gardens or waterside and is perfect for containers without drainage holes.
It’s a rewarding plant that can easily withstand drought, neglect and constant wet and boggy conditions. King Tut is a rapid grower that makes an impressive centerpiece in the landscape.
I had been growing Cyperus alternifolius some time ago.
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