Cut off the top few inches of the stem and place it upside down in a glass of water or well. Providing year-round interest, this member of the sedge family is a bold. The root ball can be submerged but it isn’t necessary. 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. Prince Tut will also do well when planted in normal garden beds. It is best to keep the soil moist, but once established Price Tut has can be surprisingly tolerant of dry conditions. Prince Tut is an evergreen or neutral grass. King Tut Papyrus is a very popular plant with water gardeners. Where temperatures get colder than 35 degrees F, the plants should be treated as annuals. An excellent marginal plant, it looks like Egyptian Papyrus, but is much shorter and compact, making it easier to maintain in smaller water features. Papyrus is most likely to survive the winter if room temperatures are maintained between 60 and 65 F. The mop-like heads grow 10' to 12' across and the plant stands 30' to 36' tall. The plant may go dormant during the winter, but it will resume normal growth when the weather warms in spring. Withhold fertilizer during the winter months. The sturdy stems help protect this plant from wind. Once the grass turns brown it can either be removed immediately or removed in the spring. It should not be expected to live through the winter and begin growing again in the spring. 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. Dividing plants wounds them to some degree.
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