
Calingale
About Calingale
Calingale is a super rare houseplant 🌿 that needs regular watering to thrive. They do best in abundant sunlight ☀ and should be less than 3 feet from a window.
Calingale likes soil that is good at retaining moisture. You may want to supplement with a gentle, organic fertilizer throughout the peak growing season.
Taxonomy
Cyperus odoratus
Cyperus
Cyperaceae
Poales
Also known as
fragrant flat sedge, fragrant flatsedge, rusty flat sedge, Rusty Flatsedge, Gates cyperus, fragrant cyperus, fragrant umbrella sedge and scented flatsedge

How to care for Calingale
How often to water your Calingale

every 9
Calingale needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Calingale in your home

a window
Calingale may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves 🍃, without ample sunlight.
Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Calingale in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Calingale

Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Calingale after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Here’s my umbrella papyrus “Captain Weed”
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My plant has some dead leafs and be spots so I am watering it more but should I remove the dead leafs and stems? Also should I cut off the stems that are bent? Also how much water does it need (sorry about all the questions)
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Cat grass outside I have my cat grass seed planted outside, is it ok? I know it’s not supposed to get direct sun, so I have a white tshirt covering the pot. I would bring it inside, but the pot I have it in is screwed into my deck, and I forgot about that part until it was too late. Any help?
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Harvesting & growing cat grass seeds I actually thought this cat grass was dying a couple months back so I put it outside and forgot about it. When I eventually checked on it I discovered not only was it still alive, but it was also producing seed pods. When I try google I mostly get results about planting purchased seeds and can’t find much about harvesting&planting seeds from your own plants. Are these seeds ready for harvest and will they grow into more cat grass if planted? If so, how would I prepare them for planting?
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Can I fertilize cat grass if I want my kitty to have a bite?
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Papyrus as a houseplant? My family got me this planter for Mother's Day, and this grass stuff is super cool. The Googles tell me it is Cyperus Papyrus and that it can be kept as a house plant. I'd like to do that once the flowers start to die off at the end of the growing season. Has anyone done this? Do you have any tips or tricks for me? #IndianMattingPlant #Papyrus
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What is this? It's growing in a pot sitting on the patio of my apartment building. Greg has IDd it as several different plants. So, am not sure which is right.
Care Summary for Calingale
Calingale
Greg recommends:

0.5 cups every 9 days

< 3ft from a window

Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
