Plant Care Bunchy Flat Sedge

Bunchy Flat Sedge

Also known as

bunchy sedge, field sedge, manyspike flatsedge and yellow cyperus

Taxonomy

Cyperus polystachyos
Cyperus
Cyperaceae
Poales

How to care for Bunchy Flat Sedge

Water

How often to water your Bunchy Flat Sedge

Water needs for Bunchy Flat Sedge
0.5 cups
every 9

Bunchy Flat Sedge 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

Does your plant get direct sunlight?

Select the pot size

5"
Light

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Finding light for Bunchy Flat Sedge in your home

Light needs and placement for plant Bunchy Flat Sedge: 3ft from a window
3ft or less from
a window

Bunchy Flat Sedge may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves šŸƒ, 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 Bunchy Flat Sedge in your home šŸ”.

Nutrients

How to fertilize Bunchy Flat Sedge

Nutrient, fertilizer, and repotting needs for Bunchy Flat Sedge: repot after 2X growth

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 Bunchy Flat Sedge after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.

FAQs
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Care Summary for Bunchy Flat Sedge

Bunchy Flat Sedge


Greg recommends:

Water

0.5 cups every 9 days

Placement

< 3ft from a window

Nutrients

Repot after 2x growth

Based on the 4ā€ pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.

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