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Tropical marginals dormancy

11 years ago

Two months ago I planted an Umbrella Palm and a Papyrus I brought from Illinois to our new FL home in Titusville (near Cocoa Beach). The Papyrus took off and has already outgrown its pot. The Umbrella Palm must be dormant as its maybe even regressed a little. I thought both would take off but maybe the Umbrella is naturally winter dormant?

This post was edited by ThePondFather on Tue, Jan 27, 15 at 11:27

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thepondfather
Original Author
11 years ago
Here are the two plants two months ago when I potted them.
tropicbreezent
11 years ago
Umbrella Palm? Mostly hear it referred to as Umbrella Grass, but it's actually a sedge. There are many species of similar looking sedges and they grow to different sizes. They can grow right through the winter but you need to be in a warm climate. Drying out also makes them go dormant although they will come back again with moisture and warmer conditions. Papyrus isn't a tropical and grows quite well in cooler conditions, winter time if it isn't too cold.
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