Fun and interesting, without being so overwhelmingly huge. With shorter stems than King Tut, Prince Tut is quite sturdy and less likely to have stems flop. 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. King Tut is an evergreen or neutral grass. 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. Where temperatures get colder than 35 degrees F, the plants should be treated as annuals. Hopefully they will be easier to maintain during the winter around here as well. I placed all of them into large jar filled with water and waited.

This Papyrus has quickly become one of our our favorite pond plants.Īfter only 6 days, first shoots already started emerging. 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. It is such a nice combination of the giant papyrus and dwarf papyrus.

It looks like the Giant but only gets about 36- 40 tall. Large heads of pendulous leaves greenish flower spikelets can measure 1 across. Sadly I also lost my Cyperus papyrus last winter. It refused to overwinter inside and froze to death outside. You can propagate your King Tut Grass either by seed or division (vegetative). 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. 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. To get your next set of plants, simply dig up the mature papyrus, divide the roots into 2-3 clumps.

King tut papyrus indoors