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Pycreus flavidus
Yellow flatsedge
Tier 2 Difficulty: easy Water: low Light: full_sun
Temperature
15–37 °C
Soil pH
6–7
Hardiness
Zone 8–11
Observations
7
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Full sun
Yellow flatsedge comes from bright, open habitats where it thrives in full sun. It can tolerate partial sun but favors direct sunlight for optimal growth. This plant, which can be annual or biennial, is known for its sun-loving nature.
Ideal: Full sun
🌡️ Temperature 15–37.8°C
Yellow flatsedge comes from tropical areas, where conditions are generally warm and humid. Therefore it is adapted to high heat and moisture. It is sensitive to abrupt temperature changes and favors a steady thermal environment, so avoiding indoor temperature swings is important. It generally cannot withstand cold and needs warmer conditions to grow. If temperatures fall too low, the plant may stop growing or even perish.
Ideal temperature: 15–37.8°C
💨 Humidity
Humidity:
🪴 Soil 6-7
Soil pH: 6-7
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Grass
- Life Cycle
- Annual, Perennial
- Genus
- Pycreus
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 8-11
- Mature Height
- 6 cm to 49 cm
- Mature Spread
- 20 cm to 40 cm
- Leaf Color
- Light Green, Yellow Green
- Leaf Type
- Evergreen
- Flower Color
- Yellow, Purple, Brown
- Flower Size
- 5.08 cm
- Bloom Time
- Summer, Early fall, Mid fall
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Harvest Time
- Late summer, Fall, Early winter
- Native Area
- Sri Lanka, Egypt, India, Madagascar, Pakistan, Morocco, Uzbekistan, Russia, Iraq, Indonesia, Cambodia, South Korea, France, Nepal, Tajikistan, South Africa, Philippines, Bulgaria, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Greece, China, Afghanistan, Syria, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Italy, Spain, Vietnam, Myanmar, Japan, Bhutan, Eswatini, Iran, Azerbaijan, Algeria, Thailand
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Common Names (1)
en Yellow flatsedge