cyperus alternifolious seed

Hi has anyone sown these at all? I have managed to get some seeds and am wondering if i should sow them in free draining moist soil.

Unless any of you know otherwise of course!

 

wilroda, Hi.
Yep any compost as I remember is OK, although they like it wet, they will grow in any moist compost.
I actually grow it in the garden in ordinary ground, although to grow at its best it needs lots of water or better still a pond.

 

wilroda, according to my Garden Grasses, Rushes and Sedges book, C. alternifolius is usually, actually C. involucratus. Which needs moist soilor shallow water, it is also described as a " Frost-tender house plant ". I would use, as you say, a free-draining, moist soil. I would also offer it some protection.

 

Not completely evergreen in the garden David, but comes up well in the spring.
I had it in a planter in the pond years ago and it was about 4 ins below the surface, survived all kinds of ice, as long as it was submerged.
But yes its usually a house plant, but isn't that cyperus alternifolius "nana"

 

I find that all the Cyperus tend to be hardier than the books suggest. Some are even becoming weeds. One belonging to a client of mine has actually escaped the pond, and is growing, quite happily, in the lawn. :D

 

Yep, I think many plants are hardier than first thought.

 

Thanks for the advice - I want to keep it in my pond, mainly as a barrier to keep my cats out!