So come on out and walk like an Egyptian. Vendors will be serve food and drinks, allowing guests to make a day of it. Admission and parking are free.Īll of the gardens and grounds, seminar areas and one tour wagon are handicapped accessible. Visit the 38th annual Fall Flower & Garden Fest at the Truck Crops Branch Experiment Station in Crystal Springs Oct. If you missed King Tut papyrus at the field day in Poplarville, there’s another chance to see this plant this weekend. 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. Home gardeners find the plant’s growth rate and unique texture worth the annual investment. But even if your papyruses don’t come back the next spring, you can buy one or two each year and treat them as annuals. Further north, in Mississippi zones 8 and 9, papyrus usually dies back to the ground in cold weather and returns the next year.Įven in zone 7, regrowth can occur, especially if the plant is heavily mulched after cold weather sets in. You can consider these papyrus varieties perennials in areas where winter temperatures remain above 35 degrees. Papyrus plants generally don’t handle extended freezing temperatures very well. It is best to keep the soil moist, but once established, these plants are surprisingly tolerant of dry conditions. King Tut, Prince Tut and Baby Tut also do well when planted in normal landscape beds. A neat idea is to plant your papyrus in a container with the bottom holes plugged, keeping the root ball wet and happy. Papyrus plants love to be planted where the root ball stays really moist, like along the edge of a pond or in a rain garden. The flower clusters appear at the ends of these rays. There is also an even smaller papyrus choice called Baby Tut, which stands less than 2 feet tall and would be fantastic in a container on the porch or patio.Īll three papyrus selections feature triangular green stems topped by an umbrella-like inflorescence made of hundreds of thread-like rays. I find it is perfect for displaying the 3-foot plant.
I grow Prince Tut in my landscape in a large terra cotta container.
Prince Tut is a fun plant and will not overwhelm a smaller space. But if you want that exotic look in your landscape, there are other, smaller options among the papyrus varieties. For evergreen grasses this wounding will really affect their ability to live through the winter.If you have a small growing space, then King Tut may just be too big. Dividing plants wounds them to some degree. In areas where winter temperatures remain above 35 degrees it can be considered a perennial and the following information should be useful.Įvergreen or neutral grasses are usually plants that look like grasses but aren't actually classified as grasses, they are generally called grass-like plants.ĭivide evergreen or neutral grasses and grass-like plants in spring only.Įvergreen grasses don't ever go dormant. It should not be expected to live through the winter and begin growing again in the spring. Once the grass turns brown it can either be removed immediately or removed in the spring. Where temperatures get colder than 35 degrees F, the plants should be treated as annuals. Prince Tut is an evergreen or neutral grass. It is best to keep the soil moist, but once established Price Tut has can be surprisingly tolerant of dry conditions.
Prince Tut will also do well when planted in normal garden beds. If the plant is put into a pot, I would suggest plugging the hole or holes in the bottom of the pot to keep as much water as possible in the pot. The root ball can be submerged but it isn't necessary. The purpose is to keep the bulk of the soil or root mass wet. The crown of the plant should never be covered in water and in fact both of these varieties can thrive in water as shallow as a few inches. The plant can be planted in pots, along the waters edge of a pond, or even in a pond. It is a very fast grower and will quickly grow to impressive size when replanted in the spring. Cyperus Papyrus is not hardy enough to survive winters with freezing temperatures and it is not a candidate to overwinter inside.